基于慧琳《一切经音义》的异体字数字化研究

Research into Digitalization of Variant Characters Based on the Sound and Meaning of the Tripitaka Compiled by Hui Lin

慧琳《一切经音义》凡1,033,722字,用字14,670个,其中有2529组异体字,异体字字种3774个。基于Unicode标准,开发异体字字库,是实现慧琳音义异体字数字化的有效手段。慧琳音义异体字字库具有适用性强的突出优点。慧琳音义异体字数字化的经验可以为古籍数字化过程中的异体字处理提供借鉴。

There are 1,033,722 characters, and 14,670 character forms in The Sound and Meaning of the Tripitaka compiled by Hui Lin. Among the character forms, there are 3775 variants, which can be divided into 2529 variant groups. Creating a font of variant characters based on the Unicode standard is an effective method to realize the digitalization of variant characters in Hui Lin Yinyi. An outstanding advantage of the font is that it has a strong applicability. The experience from digitizing variant characters in Hui Lin Yinyi will provide reference for how to treat variant characters in the process of digitizing ancient books.