Abstract:
Based on the practical analyses and examining some puzzling homographs, the paper summarizes five research methods of puzzling homograph: one is by taking the advantage of the characteristics of conformity of the form and meaning; the second is the use of character component and its sound change; the third is to use variant character; the fourth is the use of dialect materials; and the last is to use the popular forms and their cursive equivalents. The interpretation has much to do with the form and meaning, the arrangement of word order relations, the wordbook compilation and textual criticism, and even the history of Chinese characters and vocabulary, and the construction of word corpus.