The Trait Of Character Symbol System In The Warring States Period

The forward part of the article discusses the significant position of the Warring States period character in the development history of characters, the possibility of the whole study on the Warring States character at present and why we just make plain description in the symbol angle in the condition that the date is relatively complete.The study of forefathers proves that the initial period of character is mainly pictographic, then the pictograph turns into symbol or note so that character configuration arises mixed up by form sound and meaning. This transform is never a sudden change in some period but inevitably has its development process. The Warring States character is exactly the important period when the configuration system is basically mature in the character history. However, it has few study on The Warring States date storehouse gradually becomes more and more substantial. 《The Warring States Chu bamboo slip complication》 and 《the Warring States Character Volume》 compiles many scattered the Warring States character data together, which provides great convenience for researchers and gets rid of the former condition that study data is confined in part.Why we study from symbol angle is because with the gradual development of language, the meaning of a word is being extended and changed, the instrument of writing is being adapted, the pictographic symbol is being linism, the unity of form and meaning is being challenged. In this condition, character still sticks to its symbols adopted culture. The character meaning symbol in adopted culture is superior to the idea symbol not only in the quantity aspect but also others. When the meaning symbol in the adopted culture moves forward in order, we can pry into the whole trait and specialty of the Warring States character.The first part of the article starts with the meaning category reflected by meaning symbol to describe the trait of the Warring States character by comparing inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells, the Warring States character and 《ShuoWen》 seal system. The history of character development is a process in which individual character is after out-of-balance and configuration system is often adjusted. And at the same tine the process is absolutely advanced gradually and continuously. In the period ofinscriptions on bones or tortoise shells and the former of semantic-plusphonetic character, symbol is never systematic. So that these symbols can't be imposed together systematically. The form type and stereotype concept in symbol is so long a process. The type system reflected through the Warring States character symbol system is embodied distinctly in meaning.The part also starts from frequency to combine quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis.The second part describe the trait of the Warring States character through the physique of symbol. Because the character formulation is made by many people, different people have different observation angles, and whether it is detailed or brief in the description is different, symbols have many different variants, inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells that indicate the same symbol have diverse and vividly imagery trait The character in the Warring States Period has been for away from the images and turned to line.The third part opens up the discussion from the symbol structure gradation of the Wafting States Character, which strengthens the type and solidity trait that is mentioned former.The fourth part briefly describes the cause and process of symbol's outcome. Most of symbol is semantic-plusponetic character. Its emerge is accompanied with the emerge and development of semantic-plusphonetic character.By comparison between data and plane description, the article's summarizing part shows the change of symbol system in every aspect of the Warring States Character and strongly proves the Warring States Character has made great development Compared to inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells, To a certain extend, we can even say that it arises qualitative leap. Never say t...