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疊疊字

Stack Glyphs

文字是文化的載體，漢字中出現一種特殊型態稱作「疊體字」，指相同字符重疊所形成的文字。

疊體字多為生僻字，已漸漸被常用字取代我們以圖像式符號建構文字，將失傳的疊體字集結成冊，重新演繹疊體字的文化脈絡。

何謂疊體字？疊體字以相同字符堆疊，而本設計聚焦文字「正形疊加」。以「木」為例，代表木材，兩個重疊的字「林」表示森林，三個重疊的字「森」代表茂密的森林，而四個重疊的字「𣛧」則表示濃密的森林。疊體字在表達文字的「累加」與「大量」之意，或者強調被重複文字的特性。

Characters are the carrier of culture. In Chinese culture, a special type of character called Stacked Character refers to the character formed by overlapped glyphs. Most of these superimposed characters are uncommon and are gradually replaced by commonly used characters nowadays. So that we constructed the characters using graphical symbols, collected these lost Chinese characters and reinterpreted the cultural context of stacked glyphs.

What are superimposed characters?

Stacked Glyphs especially focused on the part of superposition of positive forms.For example, with the character 木 means wood, two-stacked character 林 means forest, three-stacked character 森 means dense forest, and four-stacked character 𣛧 means thick forest. Stacked character can be constructed to express the meaning of accumulation and mass of the word.

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疊疊字將其分門別類為五行、人類、動物、自然、器物，共計49組，總共152字。

The specifics of Stack Glyphs are categorized into these different types: Five elements, PeopleAnimal, Nature, and Implements. Contains 49 groups and 152 glyphs in total.

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疊疊字將目前未能輸入

（失傳的疊體字）的字型重新建構。

The process of reconstructing currently uninputtable (lost) stacked typefaces.

我們研究整合「疊體字」，以icon的形式創作、分析其形音義與文化脈絡，將統整之內容使用NFT做為富含藝術價值的載體，保留其疊體字的文化價值。透過 Guide Book 疊疊字指南書，讓觀者理解疊體字的文化底蘊。疊疊字延伸互動設計「疊字樂」，並讓觀者可以創作出屬於自己的疊疊字。

We studied these overlapping synonym and analyzed their morphology, phonics and cultural contexts. Integrated the result into our icon design, and convert it into NFT, hope to preserve its cultural value.Through the Stack Glyphs Concept Guide Book, the viewers can understand the cultural connotation of superimposed characters. Meanwhile, the interactive designed Stack Glyphs seal "Pileup" is extension of our concept that allows viewers to create their own pileup characters.