试以歌诀说“六书”

Expounding the "liu shu"Theory through a Mnemonic Rhyme

关于六书的理论性阐述历来很多 ,但其中或有批评质疑 ,或多新说异论 ,因此各说之间是非抵触者甚多 ,一般学习者往往感到惶惑。为求教学或自学方便 ,本文以歌诀形式解说传统理论 ,以作者自撰的六书助记歌诀为线索 ,对“六书”说进行了较为系统的介绍 ,并对歌诀中所涉及的 86个字有重点地作了分析。其中对于先贤之论 ,取精舍莠 ,择善而从 ;对于一些有争议的问题及例子 。

There have been quite a lot theoretical discussions on 'liu shu' the six types of motivation for Chinese characrers and among them criticism and doubts, new arguments and questions are just too many. Average learners are often puzzled by these controversies. In order to facilitate the teaching and learning of the 'liu shu' theory, this article tries to expound it through a mnemonic rhyme written by the author and illustrate the six types of motivation with 86 Chinese characters. It is attempted to adopt only the most reasonable and widely accepted of the ideas and theories by earlier scholars.