@article{ART003237738},
author={Hwang Hoonam and Kim Jong Ho},
title={An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2025},
number={77},
pages={153-174},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.006}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hwang Hoonam
AU - Kim Jong Ho
TI - An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 77
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 153
EP - 174
SN - 1738-0502
AB - This study focuses on the self-created characters recorded in the Dictionary of Ancient Zhuang Characters, offering a systematic analysis of their structural types and formation logic. The research categorizes these characters into three main types: monograms (independent single-component characters), compound characters (composed of two or more elements), and variant characters (formed through structural alterations). Further classification of compound characters reveals six subtypes: ideogrammatic compounds, phono-semantic compounds, affixal additions, dual-form constructions, dual-sound formations, and fanqie-type combinations. The findings indicate that the Zhuang script, while drawing on the traditional Chinese liushu (six principles of character formation), developed its own localized and compound character-building strategies. These strategies demonstrate deep integration with Zhuang phonological structures and innovative recombination of Chinese character components. Notably, the system exhibits high efficiency in phonetic assembly, semantic reinforcement, and visual-symbolic innovation. This paper proposes a typological framework for analyzing these ancient Zhuang characters and contributes to broader comparative studies of sinographic scripts and the theoretical expansion of logographic writing systems.
KW - Ancient Zhuang characters;self-created characters;character formation mechanism;sinographic script;minority writing systems
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.006
ER -
Hwang Hoonam and Kim Jong Ho. (2025). An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 77, 153-174.
Hwang Hoonam and Kim Jong Ho. 2025, "An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.77, pp.153-174. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.006
Hwang Hoonam, Kim Jong Ho "An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 77 pp.153-174 (2025) : 153.
Hwang Hoonam, Kim Jong Ho. An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script. 2025; 77 : 153-174. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.006
Hwang Hoonam and Kim Jong Ho. "An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.77(2025) : 153-174.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.006
Hwang Hoonam; Kim Jong Ho. An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 77, 153-174. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.006
Hwang Hoonam; Kim Jong Ho. An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2025; 77 153-174. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.006
Hwang Hoonam, Kim Jong Ho. An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script. 2025; 77 : 153-174. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.006
Hwang Hoonam and Kim Jong Ho. "An Analysis of the Characteristics of Ancient Zhuang Square Script" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.77(2025) : 153-174.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2025..77.006
