汉字性质思考

On the Nature of Chinese Characters

汉字性质是由构成文字的材料———字符的性质决定的。字符是以现成汉字表音或表意 ,针对语言中的语素表意或表音 ,亦针对音节表音 。

This essay aims to describe the nature of Chinese characters from the angle of their characteristics.The nature of the Chinese written language is decided by the nature of the single characters.Characters contain their own pronunciation or meanings with the forms of moden Chinese words.As a matter of fact,the Chinese language shares the nature of a syllable language.