342 дугаар хятан бага үсгийн дүрс, дуудлагын шинжлэл

A Study of the Form and Phonetic Recon-struction of Khitan Small Script Glyph No. 342

Abstract

In Khitan Small Script documents, certain glyphs appear with relatively low frequency, making their interpretation one of the longstanding challenges in Khitan script research. Given the prevalence of disjoint (split) writing structures in Khitan Small Script, the use of such patterns has become a common and relatively effective method for deciphering these low-frequency glyphs. This paper re-examines the stone inscriptions and related rubbings to analyze the graphic forms of Glyph as listed in Further Research on the Khitan Small Script (Qidan xiaozi zai yanjiu 契丹小字再研究, CWJ). On this basis, it explores the phonetic values and lexical meanings of these glyphs in conjunction with their disjoint forms, aiming to provide further evidence for the identification of graphic variants and the reconstruction of the phonological system of Khitan Small Script.