This study suggests that the interpretation of 'beautiful(meiye)' reflects the aesthetic of the ancient Chinese, the Chinese characters chose in “shuowenjiezi”. This study analyzes the quantity, this is two types of interpretations: one is based on the form of mutual interpretation, that is, 'meiye'; the other is similar to the basic form of mutual interpretation, that is, 'X+meiye'. The two categories have the following specific analysis of the object: First, according to the form of mutual interpretation of seven words, this study chose commonly four used type, such as ‘甘’, ‘旨’, ‘嘉’, ‘好’, also there are three words uncommonly used, such as ‘甛’, ‘’, ‘婜’; the Second, There are four types in a format similar to that of a basic analytical form, such as '妭', '暀', '懿', ''. Through the above two kinds of content, this paper explores the methods of understanding the ancient Chinese people to the United States, also learned that the human feeling and the ancestral rites similar to the collective activities, that is to obtain its aesthetic consciousness.
Ⅰ. 들어가는 말
Ⅱ. 기존연구 및 연구방법
Ⅲ. ‘美也’로 풀이된 글자
Ⅳ. ‘X+美也’로 풀이된 글자
Ⅴ. 기타 字書類중 ‘美也’로 풀이된 글자들
Ⅵ. 문헌중에 나타나는 ‘美’에 대한 인식
Ⅶ. 나오는 말