论汉字意象的象征性特征

On the Symbolic Feature of the Aesthetic Image of Chinese Characters

汉字意象是以自然物象为基础,结合先民的主观需要表达的情意抽象而成的一种象征意象。汉字意象经由"取象""立象"的过程,在其发源、演变上都表现出了明显的象征意味,不仅仅是对宇宙万物的摹仿,更是渗透了人们的情感和价值判断,表达了主体的主观情意、审美判断乃至艺术哲学思想。汉字"依微拟义"的象征性特征,在造字上表现为利用联想,抓住客观事物本质,舍形取意的过程,其关键在于主观创构。汉字意象强调"意"与"象"的交融统一,彰显了中国人强烈的生命意识。

The aesthetic image of Chinese characters is a kind of symbolic image based on the combination of objective world and the minds of our ancestors. Through the process of " Qu Xiang" and " Li Xiang", the aesthetic image of Chinese characters shows obviously symbolic feature in its origin and evolution. It not only imitates everything in the universe, but also permeates people's emotions and value judgments,It expresses the subjective feelings, aesthetic judgments and the philosophy of Chinese art. Associative thinking is a necessary condition to understand the symbolic feature of Chinese characters ,The symbolic feature of Chinese character is the process of making use of associative thinking and grasping the essence of objective matters, The key lies in subjective creation. The aesthetic image of Chinese characters emphasizes the integration of "emotion" and "objective image". It highlights the strong subjective ideology and life consciousness.