汉字的意象性与情感表达

The Imagery and Emotional Expression of Chinese Characters

意象性是汉字的最大特点。意象性指的是文字符号唤起人的意象的性质和功能。意象则是人的表象和情感反复相互作用所形成的既有高度概括性,又有鲜明个性的内心形象。意象一般在叙事文学中叫作典型,在抒情文学中则叫作意境。汉字的意象性使情感表达始终离不开物象或者表象,从而使汉字的情感表达极具形象性。

The most outstanding feature of Chinese characters is its imagery, that is, the characters' ability to evoke images in people's mind. Images are mind pictures with succinct generalization and distinct personality. In narrative literature images are stereotypes, while in lyrical literature it is called artistic conception. Chinese characters combine emotion and phenomenon, which renders their emotional expression highly vivid.