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Intro
Contents
Chapter 1 Prologue
1.1 What is Ancient Chinese Language?
1.2 Ancient Chinese Language and Modern Chinese Language
1.3 Objectives and Requirements of Ancient Chinese Learning
1.4 Methods of Learning Ancient Chinese
Chapter 2 A Brief Introduction to Form and Meaning of Chinese Characters & Dictionaries
2.1 Form, Pronunciation and Meaning of Chinese Characters
2.2 Formation of Chinese Characters
2.2.1 Pictographs and Self-Explanatory Characters
2.2.2 Associative Compounds
2.2.3 Phono-Semantic Characters
2.2.4 Phonetic Loan Characters
2.3 Original Form and Original Meaning
Exploration into the Original Meaning
2.4 The Original Meaning and Extended Meaning
2.5 Phonetic Loan Characters and Variant Forms
2.6 Calligraphic Varieties
2.6.1 To Invent New Characters by Adding Pictographic Element and/or Phonetic Element on Ancient Characters
2.6.2 Variation of Character Forms
2.6.3 The Phonetic Loan Character Used for a Modern Character
2.7 Dictionaries
2.7.1 Arrangements of Dictionaries and Their Objectives
2.7.2 From Kangxi Dictionary to Ci Hai
3.3.1 Introduction to Lianmian Zi
3.3.2 Key and Function of Understanding Lianmian Zi
Chapter 4 Interpretation of Word Meaning
4.1 Problems in Interpreting Word Meaning
4.1.1 Exploring the Meaning from the Context
4.1.2 Similarity and Difference of Word Meaning
4.1.3 Word Meaning in Different Ages
4.2 Imaginary Numbers
Generic Names and Proper Names
Taboos and Euphemism
Figurative Meaning
Compound Words with Partial Meaning
Literary Allusive Words
4.2.1 Imaginary Numbers
4.2.2 Generic Names and Proper Names
4.2.3 Taboos and Euphemism
Contents
Chapter 1 Prologue
1.1 What is Ancient Chinese Language?
1.2 Ancient Chinese Language and Modern Chinese Language
1.3 Objectives and Requirements of Ancient Chinese Learning
1.4 Methods of Learning Ancient Chinese
Chapter 2 A Brief Introduction to Form and Meaning of Chinese Characters & Dictionaries
2.1 Form, Pronunciation and Meaning of Chinese Characters
2.2 Formation of Chinese Characters
2.2.1 Pictographs and Self-Explanatory Characters
2.2.2 Associative Compounds
2.2.3 Phono-Semantic Characters
2.2.4 Phonetic Loan Characters
2.3 Original Form and Original Meaning
Exploration into the Original Meaning
2.4 The Original Meaning and Extended Meaning
2.5 Phonetic Loan Characters and Variant Forms
2.6 Calligraphic Varieties
2.6.1 To Invent New Characters by Adding Pictographic Element and/or Phonetic Element on Ancient Characters
2.6.2 Variation of Character Forms
2.6.3 The Phonetic Loan Character Used for a Modern Character
2.7 Dictionaries
2.7.1 Arrangements of Dictionaries and Their Objectives
2.7.2 From Kangxi Dictionary to Ci Hai
3.3.1 Introduction to Lianmian Zi
3.3.2 Key and Function of Understanding Lianmian Zi
Chapter 4 Interpretation of Word Meaning
4.1 Problems in Interpreting Word Meaning
4.1.1 Exploring the Meaning from the Context
4.1.2 Similarity and Difference of Word Meaning
4.1.3 Word Meaning in Different Ages
4.2 Imaginary Numbers
Generic Names and Proper Names
Taboos and Euphemism
Figurative Meaning
Compound Words with Partial Meaning
Literary Allusive Words
4.2.1 Imaginary Numbers
4.2.2 Generic Names and Proper Names
4.2.3 Taboos and Euphemism