Shuowen Jiezi
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
A dictionary compiled by Xu Shen in the Eastern Han dynasty, which explains the meanings of characters by analyzing their structural forms—the culmination of the "Six Scripts" theory. Scaffolding function: the character form is information. The shape of a Chinese character itself contains meaning, and etymological analysis can reveal the deeper connotations of concepts.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
The character form is information. The shape of a Chinese character itself contains meaning, and etymological analysis can reveal the deeper connotations of concepts.
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It analyzes the structural forms of characters using the "Six Scripts" (pictographs, indicatives, ideographs, phonetic compounds, transference, and loan characters), seeking meaning from form; the components of Chinese characters carry decomposable semantic information.
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