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Analyses of the Criteria for Decision on, and Amendment Aspects of, Shapes of ‘the Basic Chinese Characters for Chinese Classics Education’

Kim, Young-og 1

1북경외국어대학

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ABSTRACT

This paper aims to examine the criteria for decision on shapes of basic Chinese characters for Chinese classics education and the aspect in which the shapes of characters were amended according to the criteria. In the main subject, the materials after 2000 when the criteria for decision on shapes of ‘The basic Chinese characters for Chinese classics education’ were looked into and, on the basis of the materials, the aspects, in which shapes of ‘basic Chinese characters for Chinese classics education’ were modified, were examined. As a result, it was confirmed that the criteria for decision on shapes of ‘The basic Chinese characters for Chinese classics education’ was primarily based on the shapes of Kangxizidian(康熙字典) block letters from 2010 to the present. After shapes of ‘The basic Chinese characters for Chinese classics education’ were reported in 2000, they were modified and proposed in 2002 and 2007. Especially, in 2007, partial shapes of the existing ‘The basic Chinese characters for Chinese classics education’ were modified and proposed in the shapes of Kangxizidian of block letters. Accordingly, in this paper, the character shapes between 2000 and 2007 was mutually compared and the aspects of changes in character shapes were examined. As a result of that, it was confirmed that the character shapes in 2007 did not take consideration of the character shapes modified and proposed in 2002 and a part of the character shapes modified and proposed did not accord with the criteria for decision on the character shapes. ‘The basic Chinese characters for Chinese classics education’ is the materials constituting the most basic foundation in Chinese classics education. Therefore, the examination of the criteria for decision on shapes of ‘The basic Chinese characters for Chinese classics education’ and study on applying them on a normative basis would be necessary to continue in the future.

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