Commons:Hanzi Universalization/Function words
This page is part of Commons:Hanzi Universalization (COM:HZU), an experimental project for the artistic creation of innovative and universal forms of ideographic characters based largely on Chinese. Using the SVG format and keeping all strokes as separate elements allows for flexiblity and creativity.
Other projects dealing with other aspects of Chinese characters include the Kangxi radicals, Stroke order, and Ancient Chinese characters projects. For more information, see Template talk:Radical0.
Function words[edit]
- Words which define: a, the, that, this, both*, either*, also*, other, only, some, such, any, every, all,
- Compounds: as well as
- Personal definitions: I, he, she, you
- Logic words: if, and, or, but, of, yes, no, not, nor*, else, unless*, please
- Conditional words: be, so, as, let, may, for, than, while, though, because, although, will**
- Compounds: provided that
- Action words: go, do, come, put, get, keep, send, give, take, have, make, say, see, seem, hear, think, feel, touch, hold
- Directional words (relative): to, from, up, down, forward, much, little, well, very, even, enough, quite
- Location words (relative): at, by, with, in, out, on, off, over, under, across, about, among, against...
- Coordination and location words: right, left, far, near, here, there, through, between, almost, together
- Proper terms: north, south, east, west
- Temporal (time) words: now, then, again, before, after, yesterday, tomorrow, ever, still, until
- Interrogative (question) words: who, how, when, where, why
Worksheets[edit]
(a, the, that, this, both*, either*, also*, other, only, some, such, any, every, all, I, he, she, you )
( if, and, or, but, of, yes, no, not, nor*, else, unless*, please )
( be, so, as, let, may, for, than, while, though, because, although, will** )
(go, do, come, put, get, keep, send, give, take, have, make, say, see, seem, hear*)
Prior art, existing glyphs[edit]
For starters, using the Japanese Kana set seems like an ideal solution for function words, at least as a place to start. Associating particular Katakana (formal) and Hiragana (cursive) with particular functions appears likely to give clues as to some generally agreeable graphical-semantic associations which exceed mere arbitrary associations. This would then begin to develop as a kind of underlying graphical logic upon which further development is based.