2013-2014 School of Chinese Research Student Seminar

徐灝《說文解字注箋》字例探釋
An Analysis of Xu Hao’s Commentary on Shuowen jiezi zhu

陳嫣雪 Miss Chan In Suet

Date and Time: May 12, 2014 (Monday); 5:30-6:45pm
Venue: Room 730 Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
Language: Cantonese
 

《說文解字注箋》是清代學者徐灝（1809-1879）為補訂段玉裁《說文解字注》而成的著作。段《注》雖為闡釋許慎《說文解字》的權威著述，但因其書卷帙繁多，疏漏難免，或失於考據，或流於主觀。徐灝細究其書，加以補訂，遂成一家之言。徐灝《說文解字注箋》晚出，於有清一代未受重視。及近年，其書價值始漸受《說文》諸家推崇。本講嘗試抽取兩個《箋》文字例為討論中心，輔以甲骨文、金文及戰國文字等出土材料為佐證，探討徐《箋》補訂段說之功過。

Shuowen jiezi zhujian (Commentary on Shuowen jiezi zhu) was written by Xu Hao (1809-1879), a Qing Dynasty scholar, to supplement and revise on theShuowen jiezi zhu (Annotation on Shuowen jiezi) compiled by Duan Yucai. Although Duan’s Annotation was authoritative in the interpretation of Xu Shen’sShuowen jiezi, the annotation is too voluminous that there are sometimes inevitable omissions, lack of textual evidence and excess of subjectivity. After a thorough examination, Xu Hao revised and supplemented Duan’s Annotation, and established his own school of thought. As Xu Hao’s Shuowen jiezi zhujian was published quite late in time, little attention was paid to it in the Qing Dynasty. Only in recent years has Xu Hao’s work begun to gain respect among different schools studying Shuowen jiezi. By taking two characters from Shuowen jiezi zhujian as examples, and supporting with evidence from unearthed ancient text materials including oracle and bronze inscriptions as well as the Warring States scripts, this talk aims to investigate the merits and demerits of the supplementary parts in Xu Hao’s Shuowen jiezi zhujian.

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