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Glyph Origins: Scientific Chinese Character Etymologies
Explore a constantly updated website offering scientifically accurate etymologies of Chinese characters, based on palaeographical research and real text forms. Avoid common inaccuracies found in other resources.
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Discover a new website dedicated to the etymologies of Chinese characters. Many existing resources on this topic are flawed, often ignoring basic grapholinguistic principles and modern palaeographical research. This site aims to correct that.
I highly recommend reading the articles listed on the main page to understand the rigorous methodology used.
Key Features:
* Most up-to-date scientific research with comprehensive sources
* Presents real character forms derived from authentic historical texts
* Constantly updating content (primarily following the kyōiku kanji lists for now)