Explanation and Study of Principles of Composition Characters\% serves as an exemplary work on interpreting geographic names via literal ideas and radical sifting. It discloses that the literal names play a role of ge...Explanation and Study of Principles of Composition Characters\% serves as an exemplary work on interpreting geographic names via literal ideas and radical sifting. It discloses that the literal names play a role of general place names; it analyzes the origins and meanings of specific place names by classifying them into several forms in terms of normality, similarity, variety and originality, etc. Meanwhile, the general place names are also studied through mutual interpretation, meaningful definition, and original inference. It focuses on interpreting the targeted meaning rather than the literal origin. In a word, \%Explanation and Study of Principles of Composition Characters\% marks the beginning of Chinese toponymic philology.展开更多
文摘Explanation and Study of Principles of Composition Characters\% serves as an exemplary work on interpreting geographic names via literal ideas and radical sifting. It discloses that the literal names play a role of general place names; it analyzes the origins and meanings of specific place names by classifying them into several forms in terms of normality, similarity, variety and originality, etc. Meanwhile, the general place names are also studied through mutual interpretation, meaningful definition, and original inference. It focuses on interpreting the targeted meaning rather than the literal origin. In a word, \%Explanation and Study of Principles of Composition Characters\% marks the beginning of Chinese toponymic philology.
