Chinese Characters : Their origin, etymology, history, classification and signification. A thorough study from Chinese documents by L. Wieger, S.J. Translated into English by L. Davrout, S.J. 1-2

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CHINESE CHARACTERS
Their origin, etymology, history, classification and signification.
A thorough study from Chinese documents
BY
Dr EfWIEGER, S.J.
TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH
BY
L. DAVROUT, S.J.
VOLUME I.
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The end aimed at by the Author has been to analyze the
ancient forms of the Chinese characters, to extract from them
their primitive constituents , and then to group them together ac
cording to these primitive elements, in an order both logical and
synoptical
The materials of the Lessons were gathered from the works
of the Chinese philologists . After having eliminated the useless
characters, the Author picked out, among the usual characters,
223 Primitives. Around these elements were grouped about 1500
Sprincipal combinations and phonetic compounds from which all
the other characters are derived .
♡ The whole matter was divided into 177 Lessons . After many
experiences ,this disposition seemed to be the most advantageous
for study.
The Introduction is designed to furnish some necessary
explanation respecting the history , the categories, the analysis
and the different classifications of the Chinese characters.
The Lexicon by order of Phonetics was placed at the end of
the first Volume as a natural complement of the Lessons .
The second Volume comprehends the two other Lexicons,
one by order of Radicals and the other by order of Sounds .
• The romanisation adopted by the Translator was according to
the Wade system .
. ., .J.
L D S
Hsien -hsien (Ho-kien -fu ), April 4, 1915 .
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