古文中的特殊符号“—”

Special Marks “-” in Ancient Chinese Language

古文中的特殊符号"-"有重文符号、合文符号、饰笔符号、区别符号、指示符号等。其中作为饰笔符号、区别符号、指示符号的"-"为汉字笔画中的一部分,属于汉字内部结构本身书写形式的问题,属于繁化;而重文符号、合文符号则为非文字性的东西,可归为标点符号类,属于简化。通过历时比较和全方位系统论证,可发现不同的符号"-"出现的时间、使用的位置及最终发展结果都有相同也有不同。正确地认识这一特殊符号有助于我们正确释读文字、校勘古文。

The special symbol in ancient Chinese language includes copy mark, combined-characters mark ,decorative mark, differential mark, index mark, etc. As a part of the Chinese character stroke, the decorative mark, differential mark and index mark belong to the writing form of the internal structure of the Chinese character. The copy mark and combined-characters mark are non-literal character, which can be classified as punctuation class. The symbols are different in the time of occurrence, location of use, and final results. A good understanding of the special symbol will help us to correctly interpret the Chinese character and collate ancient prose.