水书起源时代试探

本文在前人研究基础上,着重对水书中类汉字与汉字的形体进行了比较研究,得出:水书中类汉字大致产生于唐中晚期至宋代,是在短期内形成的,类汉字的形成标志着水书的形成。与此同时,本文还从水书用字、造字原理和文献记载等方面作了进一步论述。

On Origin Time of Shuishu

Based on the previous research on the origin of the Shui characters, this paper compares the structures of those Shui characters, shaped like Chinese characters, and Chinese characters from the Shang dynasty to Han dynasty. It establishes that Shui characters are actually results of structural alteration of Chinese characters, and that their appearance during the short period from the mid and late Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty signified the birth of the Shui writing system. Besides, the paper also verifies the finding in the light of the principles for character formation in the Shui writing system and relevant earlier literature.