The Oracle-bone Inscriptions are the earliest systematic characters ever seen in Chinese history.This paper makes a systematic study of the 2477 Oracle-bone Inscriptions which have clear and definite structural elements. By using of the computer technique we made a statistic analysis of these structural elements in amount,types,positions and functions.Also through the historical comparison between these inscriptions and Xizhou bronzes-inscriptions in a detailed way,we reveal the characteristics and developing situation about the sructural system of Oracle-bone Inscriptions.
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