“化”:《庄子》选词修辞分析

Sublimation and Rhetorical Strategies of the Wording in Zhuangzi

"化"字在《庄子》书中是个高频词,也是个多义词——或表达自然大化的思想,或表示"物化"的理念,或体现"与时俱化"以及"化道"的观念,而这一"化义"与"化境"也贯穿于《庄子》的选词、用词与造词之中。由于对道不可言传性有着深刻的领悟,《庄子》一书不得不对如何言道与传道予以修辞处理。《庄子》中层出不穷的新词语及其词与境谐、词与道合的超凡创造与精心设计令人惊叹、充满魅力!

The author of Zhuangzi takes great pains to explain and preach Taoism out of his thorough comprehension of its inexplicability.One high-frequency phrase,Hua,used in Zhuangzi is just the case.It conveys rich content including expresses the thought of changes in the whole universe,shows the law of development with time,and reveals the sublimation of moral state.In the perspective of wording,we are not only amazed at the rich neologisms created and used by Zhuangzi,but also applaud the superb ingenuity of incorporating words with contexts and Taoism preaching.The ingenious use of words in Zhuangzi is one of the immense charms of this immortal work.