wén​zì​xué

philology

  • created reference approved 文字学/文字學 → 声韵学/聲韻學 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文字学 / 文字學 wén​zì​xué

    声韵学 / 聲韻學 shēng​yùn​xué

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 文字学/文字學 → 训诂学/訓詁學 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文字学 / 文字學 wén​zì​xué

    训诂学 / 訓詁學 xùn​gǔ​xué

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 文字学/文字學 · wén​zì​xué · philology — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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 (literal) → 文字 · wén​zì · writing system 学 (bound) → 学/學 · xué · branch of learning

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 文字学/文字學 · wén​zì​xué · graphology — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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)

    文字 (literal) → 文字 · wén​zì · writing system 学 (bound) → 学/學 · xué · branch of learning

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense