论“转注”

On Zhuan-zhu

转注是六书之一,然而,自唐以来争论激烈,概括起来,主要有四说:主形说、主义说、主声说、主形声义说。这四种观点都违背了许慎关于"转注"的定义。实际上,转注是造同一部首内的同义字的一种方法。

Zhuan-zhu is one of the six categories of Chinese characters.However,there has existed a heated debate since the Tang Dynasty.In short,there are 4 conceptions：conception of form,conception of meaning,conception of sound and conception of form,sound and meaning all these conceptions are ayainst Xu Shen＇s definition of Zhuan-zhu.In fact,Zhuan-zhu is a way to make a synonym with the same initial of Chinese characters.