从民国以前陕西碑石等的用字看汉字简化趋势

On Simplification Trend of Chinese Characters by Analyzing Stele Scripts in Shaanxi Province before the Republic of China

千百年来,汉字简化是知识分子和劳动大众的愿望。我们从民国以前陕西部分碑石及其他有关物件上的用字,可以看出千百年来汉字使用者追求简化的心理。我们的资料来源主要是耀州药王山、汉中、安康、商洛、榆林、澄城、大荔、蓝田、华阴等市县以及西安大清真寺的碑石和个别铸钟等物件上的文字材料。从民国以前陕西碑石等用字的大致情况看来,有两个主流思想,一是草书楷化,二是使用其他俗体。

An analysis of the stele scripts in different places of Shaanxi Province before the Republic of China indicates the drastic desire of both ordinary people and intellectuals for simplifying Chinese characters which is actually achieved by two means： regularizing cursive scripts in Chinese calligraphy and using some other popular words.