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A Study of Chinese Characters

By Wang Guiyuan
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By Wang Guiyuan
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As the first volume of a two-volume set on Chinese ancient characters and newly unearthed literature, this book brings together the author’s research articles that discuss the development of Chinese characters and the tradition of Chinese palaeography.

The 23 chapters in this book focus on two aspects of Chinese characters. The first 13 chapters centre on the evolution of Chinese characters, analysing the composition system and its transformation, the motivation, and mechanisms behind its ev...

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HistoryAsian HistoryChinese HistoryGeneral & Miscellaneous Chinese History