范畴是中国美学的灵魂。因为汉文字是意象文字，范畴便是意象体，而不是概念符号。意象思维强调生命体验，作为意象体的范畴便有了共通的底蕴，即生命体验。有了共通的底蕴，范畴便相互敞开、相互组合、相互释义，以致范畴之间从形态到义涵都相网相织，形成中国美学独特的网络系统。 Category is the soul of Chinese aesthetics. Because Chinese characters are image words, the category is the image body, not the concept symbol. Image thinking emphasizes the life experience, as the category of the image body has a common heritage, namely, life experience. With a common heritage, the categories are open to one another, combined with each other, and mutually interpreted, so that the categories are woven from form to meaning and form a unique network system of Chinese aesthetics.