Commonly Used In Ancient Chinese Monosyllabic Word The Original Meaning Of Research

Single syllable words in common use of ancient times Chinese are the headstream of Chinese glossary history, so to study their original meaning is to study fountainhead of fountain of Chinese glossary history. Probing into the original meaning of single syllable words in common use of ancient times Chinese, this paper pays attention to integrating theory with practice and makes practical application as mostly important purpose .This paper mainly includes four aspects. First, this paper defines the original meaning of single syllable words in common use of ancient times, considering that it is the earliest acceptation searched in literature of single syllable words in common use of ancient times and they are the headstream of acceptation system of words in common use. Further more, this paper considers that the original meaning has three characters 梡rimary, oneness and mistiness.Secondly, this paper sums up at large the means for ascertaining the original meaning of single syllable words in common use of ancient times. The two main means are searching meaning according to form of characters and seeking meaning on the basis of sound, in addition, it is necessary to analyze acceptation system of words or to make use of ancient cultureinformation in order to seeking original meaning.Thirdly, this paper analyzes ingredient of the original meaning of single syllable words in common use of ancient times and discusses paraphrasing manner for original meaning of words in common use by the method of analyzing semene. This paper considers that describing meaning ingredient should be primary manner for big language dictionaries to explain words in common use, and the manner makes for explaining original meaning more fully and truly, makes for opening out the system of extended meaning more distinctly, makes finally for promoting investigation on history of Chinese glossary.Fourthly, the paper discloses four big mistakes in the studying of the original meaning of single syllable words in common use of ancient times, they are mistaking the intention of character - formation in Shuowenjiezi ( 《说文解字》 ) for original meaning; pursuing ancient form of characters blindly and excluding later form of characters as foundation of ascertaining the original meaning; mistakenly regarding the reciprocally explaining among things , configuration and action as explaining the original meaning; ruling the ancient with now, mistaking meaning taken later of the words in common use for the original meaning.