study of classical Chinese philology; exegetics
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Chinese philology; exegetics; the study of interpreting classical Chinese texts
formalA specialized academic discipline focusing on the semantic interpretation of words and sentences in pre-modern Chinese texts. Traditionally forms one of the 'Three Xiaoxue' (三小學) alongside graphology (文字學) and phonology (音韻學).
Xùn训
gǔ诂
xué学
shì是
lǐ理
jiě解
xiān先
qín秦
diǎn典
jí籍
de的
zhòng重
yào要
gōng工
jù具
。
Philology is an essential tool for understanding pre-Qin classics.
Tā他
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
Dà大
xué学
zhuān专
gōng攻
xùn训
gǔ诂
xué学
，
duì对
《
shuō说
wén文
jiě解
zì字
》
yǒu有
shēn深
rù入
yán研
jiū究
。
He specialized in Chinese philology at Peking University and has done extensive research on the Shuowen Jiezi.
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Xùn训
gǔ诂
xué学
yǔ与
yīn音
yùn韵
xué学
、
wén文
zì字
xué学
gòng共
tóng同
gòu构
chéng成
le了
chuán传
tǒng统
yǔ语
wén文
xué学
de的
jī基
chǔ础
。
Philology, together with phonology and graphology, forms the foundation of traditional Chinese linguistics.