‘한자고고학’ 방법론 구축과 한자연구의 영토 확장

Abstract

‘Chinese character archeology’ can be defined as “the science that discovers and interprets the silent cultural history behind the traces left in Chinese characters”. This is a study that reveals the cultural characteristics reflected in Chinese characters, especially through the etymology of Chinese characters, and materials such as linguistics, philology, archaeology, and anthropology can be mobilized to prove it. Here, the methodological possibility of 'Chinese-character archeology' was reviewed by establishing the concept of 'Chinese-character archeology' and analyzing the etymology and symbol of the character 'yi (壹)' as a practical example. For this purpose, (1) the etymology and symbol of yi (壹) from the literal point of view, (2) the symbol of calabash (壺 hu) and calabash of human face (人面壺 renmianhu) from the archaeological aspect, and (3) calabash from the anthropological aspect Worship traditions, (4) related data from excavated literature, and (5) several similar data as an expansive study were also discussed. Through this, the field of traditional Chinese character studies is expanded to cultural research, and the theoretical framework that can pioneer new interpretations and related fields is prepared by expanding the perspective that has been limited to the inside of Chinese characters outside in connection with adjacent studies.