According to shape features of Chinese characters, Chinese characters are categorized with a four-word phrase in Zilin Zhiqi. This sorting method has not been done before. So this research helps to enrich diversities of dictionary layout and the compilation history of Chinese character dictionaries. Based on description of its style and layout in Zilin Zhiqi, this article reveals its unique style and analyzes its characteristic so as to reflect the unique value of this book. Further research is necessary because of deficiency of its stylistic rules and layout.

Common glyph of “tui” is mainly Chinese bronze inscriptions and Seal letter. There are two main types of its oracle glyph( and ). But they are not included in the commonly used dictionaries. According to the dictionary recorded, the relationship between and is usually just simply defined as variant character. But about the glyph of development relations there is still no conclusion.Through collecting ancient books and various point of view, I attempt to explore the volution of glyph and to discuss its oracle glyph of “tui”. And it is concluded that the two main types of its oracle glyph can only be identified as variants in the specific historical stage.