On The Re-definition Of The Meanings Of The Words Inside Guide To The Meanings Of Chinese Characters By Xu Kai

This paper analyzes the re-definition of the meanings of words inside Guide to the Meanings of Chinese Characters by Xu Kai.The paper is divided into five parts:Introduction: This part starts with a retrospect of the contents and characteristics of Guide to the Meanings of Chinese Characters by Xu Kai by bygone researchers and puts forward what this paper deals with.Chapter One Contents of Guide to the Meanings of Chinese Characters by Xu Kai.Guide to the Meanings of Chinese Characters by Xu Kai covers the original meanings, extended meanings, borrowed meanings and meanings attached to none of the above.Supported by a large quantity of evidences, this chapter analyzes the difference of the original meanings of words in Guide to the Meanings of Chinese Characters by Xu Kai and the characteristics of the differences caused by the emphasis laid upon the contents. It also analyzes the contents of the extended meanings of words, the forms of the words with extended meanings and the terms used redefinition. It, too, outlines the contents and characteristics of borrowed meanings and the meanings attached to none. Furthermore, this chapter makes a concise summary of such aspects as analysis, revision and modification of Xu Shen's theory.Chapter two Ways of redefinition of Guide to the Meanings of Chinese Characters by Xu Kai.Ways of redefinition in Guide to the Meanings of Chinese Characters by Xu Kai. can be summarized as the following: meanings defined according the forms, meanings given according to words' pronunciations, out-of-date meanings decided by classical books, meanings of the ancient books defined according to Xu Shen's theory and redefinition of the meanings of ancient words according to modern language and slangChapter Three Unsettled Problems in the redefinition inside Guide to the Meanings of Chinese Characters by Xu KaiUnsettled problems in the redefinition inside Guide to the Meanings of Chinese Characters by Xu Kai that directly affect the exactness of redefinition of words include the following: far-fetched definitions, overemphasis upon the implied meanings, ignorance of forms and pronunciations, wrong analysis of word forms, over-quotation of books, inexact quotations and simplified writing formsThe last chapter Conclusion...