论汉字字族的特点——以《说文解字》支韵形声字为例

Discussion on the Characteristics of Chinese Characters' Family——Take Zhi Rhyme Pictophmetic Characters in Shuowenjiezi for Example

形声字在汉字系统中所占的比例非常大,不同时期形声字表义的具体情况更是纷繁复杂。本文以《说文解字》中的支韵形声字为研究对象,在力求准确界定声符字本义的基础上,从声符字所表词义和源义素之间的关系入手,对每组形声字进行系联,从中梳理出汉字字族,并由此总结出汉字字族具有系统性、潜在性、层次性和承继性等特点。

Pictophmetic characters in the proportion of the Chinese characters system is very large,the specific situation of pictophmetic characters express meaning is more complicated in different periods. This paper,takes zhi rhyme pictophmetic characters in as the research object,On the basis of accurately defines phonetic complement character＇original meaning,proceeds from the relation-ship between the meaning expressed by phonetic complement character and with source sememe, to connect each group pictophmetic characters, pick out Chinese characters＇ family from it, and thus summarize Chinese characters＇ family has the characteristics of sys-temic,potential,hierarchy and inheritance.