Phonetic Motivation of Chinese Logograms (On the Example of Chinese Logograms Witn Qu, Quan, Qiu Pronunciation)

This article reveals the analysis of the phonetic motivation of Chinese logograms on the example of the Chinese sound «q» combined with final component «ü», «uan», «iu». The etymological research done on the Chinese logograms with qu, quan, qiu pronunciation of the ancient dictionary “Shuowen jiezi”, such as 𠙴, 去, 曲, 犬, 𡿨, 泉, 酋, 丘, 裘as well as their recursive analysis shows that the combination of the initial component «q» with final component «ü» in Chinese language represents the meaning of the outward movement of some body/air/gas from a closed space of a rounded shape + the roundness of the moving object, the combination of the initial component «q» with final component «uan» represents the meaning of the outward movement of some body/air/gas from a closed space of a rounded shape + the roundness of the moving object, the combination of the initial component «q» with final component «iu» represents the meaning of a round object, elongated upwards with elements of a small, sharp, angular shape. The research confirms the existence of the semantic conditionality of the sound characteristics of the Chinese logograms.