There are two opinions in academia: one opinion realizes Chinese Character as a shape, or a concrete image in one’s mind. But another realizes Chinese Character as the symbol of language. The two character’s ideologies both have their own applicability and boundedness. They are the results under certain historical conditions, so they can’t satisfy the modern people’s needs of recognitions of character. Therefore, we should define the research objects, stand in the position of semiology, use dialectical materialism and historical materialism and modern scientific methodology, to reexamine Chinese Character, and will find that, Chinese Character is the results which combine the graphic/visual symbol with voice/auditory symbol. It is graphic symbol presenting a certain voice and meaning.

1. 兩種文字觀
2. 兩種文字觀的同異及其適用性與局限性
3. 兩種文字觀有同有異的原因
4. 關於漢字性質的新認識1
4.1 以漢字爲對象來定義漢字
4.2 從符號學的立場來定義文字
4.3 從文字產生過程來定義文字
4.4 從應用過程的功能來定義文字
5. 結語

• 連登崗(南通大學文學院教授，碩導，漢語言文字學學科帶頭人。南通大學國學研究所所長) | 련등강