Shape analysis ought to be emphasized in the teaching of Chinese characters. The primary methods to analyze the form of Chinese characters are incarnated in ShuoWenJieZi includeing analysis on component function, analysis on form variation and analysis on isomorphic part, all of which afford us as references that merit academic attention in modern teaching of Chinese characters. The paper introduces the method of structure analysis from ShuoWenJieZi, focusing on how to draw lessons from these approaches in the teaching of Chinese characters and illustrating key points in practical application as well as effects that may achieve.

• 李運富([中國] 李運富，鄭州大學漢字文明研究中心教授、主任，北京師範大學民俗典籍文 字研究中心教授、副主任（兼）, 研究方向：文字學、訓詁學、詞彙語義 學、修辭學、古文獻釋讀與整理，獨創漢字學“形構用”三平面理論) | Yunfu LI