This article takes the semantic symbol “走” in “Shuowen Jiezi” as the research object. Firstly, starting from the combination relationship of the semantic symbol “走”, it analyzes and summarizes the actual semantic categories of the semantic symbol “走” in constructing characters, providing a context for extracting the semantic function of “走”. Starting from the aggregation relationship of the semantic symbol “走”, the distribution of the actual semantic classes of the six semantic symbol parameters in the “足” group was compared, and the synchronous and diachronic substitution phenomena of the semantic symbol “走” and the semantic symbols “止”, “辵” , “彳”, “行”, and “足” were examined. The following conclusion can be drawn: In Shuowen Jiezi, the construction of “走” is rich, with “running” as the most typical and advantageous construction. the semantic symbol “走” has the most action semantic characters, while the ability to construct characters for the five major components of “running,” “jumping,” “falling forward,” “walking” and “foot movements” decreases in order. The ability of “走” to construct state and object meanings is weak, and it is often replaced by its variant characters. In the process of historical evolution, the number of preserved characters with the semantic symbol “走” has gradually decreased, and their semantic functions have become increasingly singular. Finally, explore the internal and external factors of language that influence the formation and historical evolution direction of the semantic symbol “走” From a cognitive perspective, the prototype status of the basic construction meaning “run” in the semantic symbol “走” construction meaning category determines the number and historical stability advantage of its constituent characters. In the systematization of Chinese characters, the three factors of “the tendency of semantic symbol construction”, “the mode of semantic symbol construction”, and “whether the function of semantic symbol construction is powerful or not” have led to the semantic symbols “走” in ancient times, resulting in a tendency to “run” through a layer of associative parameters to express action semantic Chinese characters.

1. 引言
2. 義符“走”參構字的實類分佈 
    2.1 本義表動作 
    2.2 本義表狀態 
    2.3 本義表名物 
    2.4 義符“走”參構字的實義義類分佈表
3. “足”组義符參構字的實義義類分佈比較
    3.1“足”組各義符參構字的實義義類分佈情況簡述 
    3. 2 “足”組義符參構字的實義義類分佈比較 
4. 義符“走”的構意功能及其歷史演變路徑 
    4.1 動作義字中“走”的構意功能及其歷史演變 
    4.2 狀態義字中“走”的構意功能及其歷史演變 
    4.3 名物義字中“走”的構意功能及其歷史演變 
5. 義符“走”的構意功能形成與歷史演變的動因探析
6. 結語

• 張艷鴻(福建師範大學講師) | Yanhong ZHANG