With the help of literature analysis, the development and evolution of “ping (垪)”,“di (俤)”,“zhen (鋴)” and “ba (紦)” were sorted out ,which makes up and corrects errors in universal language dictionaries. Character research follows the principle of “practical and realistic”. Basing on literature, we can study changes and developments of Chinese characters and avoid circulating erroneous reports in deciding originality.

• 徐新偉(暨南大學華文學院講師，研究方向：文字信息化處理、對外漢語教學) | Xinwei XU