合文也称和书,指把二个或以上的汉字浓缩成似一个汉字的书写单元,涉及构字部件的置换,重用或减省部分笔画,而读音则保留原来的多音节,其读法不变。在篆刻创作中经常用之。一、合文的起源早在殷商甲骨文时期就有大量的合文出现。到了东西周时期(即青铜器时代)各种铭文上也时见合文。战国时期各诸侯独占一方,时局动荡,而印章的第一次高峰——古玺印时期就在此时出现了。诚然,合文起源于卜辞是无疑的,但印章中的合文出现在战国古玺印中也是无疑的。这里我们不去探究书法中的合文,就篆刻中的合文现象作 Co-text, also known as co-text refers to the two or more Chinese characters condensed into a Chinese characters like writing unit, involving the structural elements of the replacement, reuse or reduce some of the strokes, while the pronunciation is to retain the original multi-syllable, its reading constant. In the carving creation often used. First, the origin of co-text As early as the Shang period oracle there are a large number of co-text appears. To the Eastern and Western Zhou period (that is, the Bronze Age) also see a variety of inscriptions on the essay. During the Warring States period, all the princes occupied one side and the current situation was turmoil. The first peak of the seal, the ancient Seal of Great Seal, appeared at this time. It is true that the co-root originated in the Obeji is no doubt, but the co-seal in the seal appeared in the ancient Warring States Seal Seal is also no doubt. Here we do not go to explore the co-text in calligraphy, on the phenomenon of co-text in carving