A Review and Prospects of Chinese Character Research in the Last Thirty Years

At this stage, the study of Chinese characters is undergoing a transformation modern applications and technology, research in field both deeply rooted traditional script flourishing with new vitality. This paper analyses five major components character research, namely, archaic characters, phonology, morphology meaning application computer field, cognitive processing teaching, three methods exegetical examination, corpus database empirical methods. summarizes literature on trends review outlook past thirty years.