《周易》这套古老而独特的符号表意系统历来备受学界关注。从符号学理论切入可以发现,《周易》的符号系统,由“象”系统和“言’’系统构成,其“言”“象”系统在表意过程中互释,共同在元语言的作用下阐发出意义,并在语境的变化中确立其意图定点。相比于皮尔斯的符号表意理论,《周易》符号表意模式有其自身的特点。
As ancient and unique ideographie symbol system, "the Book of Changes" has always been much academic attention. From the semiotic theory, we can find that "the Book of Changes" semiotic system consists of "image" system and the "word" system. Two systems explain each other in the course of ideography, elucidate the significance in the role of metalanguage, and establish the intention of fixed-point in changing contexts. Compared with Pierce's Ideographic symbol theory, ideographic symbol pattern of "the Book of Changes" has its own characteristics.