Analysis of the Principle and Method of Shuo Wen Jie Zi Zhu on Which Chinese Synonym System Is Based
Zhiwei Liu · 2002
Duan Yuzai has made great achievements in the synonym system construction and has left a great legacy for today′s synonym research. This paper gives a brief analysis of Duan′s priciple, which is generally said by Duan as the principle of “identifying synonym flexibly according to their common points”. In identifying synonyms, Duan uses the main principle to measure words from the appearance, the pronunciation and the meaning first, then explores the root of the formation of words, the difference between synonyms and the different words used in the same structure.