wén​zì​xué

philology

Senses

文字学/ 文字學 wén​zì​xué philology

The broad study of the forms, pronunciations, and meanings of characters and their historical evolution

文字学/ 文字學 wén​zì​xué graphology

The narrow study specifically focusing on the structure and formation of written characters (as opposed to phonology or exegesis)

References

see 文字学/文字學 声韵学/聲韻學
see 文字学/文字學 训诂学/訓詁學
same_as 字学/字學 文字学/文字學