字圣许慎

东汉许慎因著有《说文解字》,成为中国文字学的开山鼻祖,对中国和世界的文化发展作出了重大贡献,被后人尊为“字圣”。《说文解字》开创的“六书”理论,是关于中国汉字构成和使用的六条方法,至今仍被古文字学家奉为圭臬。该书创造的辞书部首编纂法、汉字形音义贯通说解法等都对后代影响深远。许慎是对国家和民族有巨大贡献的伟大人物。

Xu Shen--Saint of Philology

Xu Shen of Eastern Han dynasty is called saint of philogy by posterity for his Explanation of Scripts and Elucidation of Characters. His six principles of constructing and using Chinese characters are still highly valued today by philologists. And his invention of arranging characters by radicals in dictionary compilation has been followed by all subsequent compilers of dictionary. And his explanation of Chinese character by combination of form, sound and meaning has greatly influenced later generations. He is a great man who contributed greatly to the nation and people.