CHINESE CHARACTER: A PROBLEM OF DEFINITION

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https://doi.org/10.15407/skhodoznavstvo2013.61.047

  N. Kirnosova

Abstract

This article is devoted to the problem of definition of a Chinese character. Already existed definitions from different scholar sources are presented at the beginning of the article to discuss their disadvantages or contradictions. Then a group of terms, connected with the character and often used to determine the latter – ideogram, logogram, pictogram, grapheme, determinative and phonetic, is analyzed. The article also discusses a problem of accordance between a character as a unit of writing and a unit of sound language, it is stated, that the former coordinates with a morpheme in contemporary Chinese language. A new definition of a character is formulated at the end of the article.

How to Cite

Kirnosova, N. (2013). CHINESE CHARACTER: A PROBLEM OF DEFINITION. The Oriental Studies, (61), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.15407/skhodoznavstvo2013.61.047
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Keywords

Chinese Character, Problem of Definition

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Issue
No. 61 (2013): The Oriental Studies