This paper investigates the nature of the two books, Pak Sonsu(Choson dynasty)`s Shuowenjieziyizheng and Wu Dacheng(Qing dynasty)`s Shuowenguzhoubu, by comparing their forms, contents, research materials and the dates of completion. Both Shuowenjieziy...
This paper investigates the nature of the two books, Pak Sonsu(Choson dynasty)`s Shuowenjieziyizheng and Wu Dacheng(Qing dynasty)`s Shuowenguzhoubu, by comparing their forms, contents, research materials and the dates of completion. Both Shuowenjieziyizheng and Shuowenguzhoubu studied Shuowenjiezi using the bronze inscriptions in the late 19th century, but they have many differences even though they share same methodology and subject. Shuowenjieziyizheng discusses various graphonomical topics regarding Chinese characters included in Shuowenjiezi, but Shuowenguzhoubu focuses on providing guwen(古文) and zhouwen(주文) characters to supplement Shuowenjiezi. Therefore Shuowenjieziyizheng can be seen as a commentary of Shuowenjiezi, while Shuowenguzhoubu can be regarded as a source book of old letters.