古今字和通假字 ,一直是传统语言文字学两个界限不清的术语。历代语言学家对两者的含义及区别曾作过一些有益探索 ,但至今尚未形成一个圆满而统一的答案。通过从字形、意义、时间三个角度来正确区分两者 ,澄清人们对两者的错误认识 ,从而使两个术语趋向科学化、标准化。 Ancient and modern characters and pass off the word, has been the traditional linguistics two unclear terms. The ancient linguists made some useful explorations on the meanings and differences of the two, but so far they have not yet come to a satisfactory and unified answer. By correctly distinguishing the two from glyphs, meaning and time, we can clarify people’s misunderstanding of the two, so that the two terms tend to be scientific and standardized.