Fang Zhitong was a late scholar in the Department of East Asia at Harvard University. His doctoral dissertation "A Study of Pound's' Poems and Chapters'" conducted in-depth research on Pound's' character analysis method ', but the academic community has insufficient understanding of this. This article aims to analyze the academic achievements of Fang Fang through translation, re-examine the issue of "character analysis method", and deepen the thinking on overseas Sinology.

1、 Extraction and Verification: A Study of Fang Zhitong's "Character Analysis Method"

This article introduces Fang Zhitong's research on Pound's "character analysis method", which is a renaming and understanding of Fenorosa and Pound's "ideographic writing method". Pang De breaks down Chinese characters and interprets them through association, but often leads to misunderstandings, such as breaking down the character "Xi" into "Bai Yi". Fang Zhitong used the term "character analysis method" to objectively present Pound's way of handling Chinese characters, and conducted a detailed examination of the elements of the "Four Books" in "The Study of Pound's Poetry Chapters". He restored and deduced Pound's process of "analyzing characters", corrected the errors, and provided a unique perspective for understanding Pound's ideas. Fang Zhitong's work not only supplements current research, clarifies the origin of the "character analysis method", reduces barriers to understanding Pound, but also corrects errors in the "character analysis method" and points out its structural defects. His research has significant value in elucidating Pound's ideas and cross-cultural studies.

2、 Returning to Truth and Seeking Unity: A Further Interpretation of Pound's "Character Analysis Method"

Fang Zhitong's research provides an important foundation for the reinterpretation of Pound's "character analysis method", revealing that the "character analysis method" is not only a means to achieve "sincerity", but also the core of Pound's thought. Pang De linked "sincerity" with the Confucian idea of "correcting names", emphasizing the accuracy and completeness of the original text. When translating the Book of Songs, Pound opposed the translation of Legge and insisted on publishing a translation that included seal script, reflecting a tendency to be faithful to the original text. Pang De believed that the "character analysis method" could eliminate falsehood and preserve truth, excavate the original meaning of characters, and its motivation was to restore and restore the original Eastern ideas. In addition, the "character analysis method" emphasizes juxtaposition, not only at the level of form and text, but also involving sound and text, reflecting the desire to transcend language and seek cultural unity. Fang Zhitong also pointed out that Pang De favored Mencius' "symbol of propriety" and expanded the consistency in the "Pizza Poem" from language to the dimension of civilization as a whole. Through the technique of juxtaposition, he expressed the essence above the surface and the consistency across time and space, demonstrating a consciousness of returning to simplicity and pursuing unity.

3、 Progress and Influence: "Character Analysis Method" and the Chinese View of Overseas Sinology

In the academic history of overseas Sinology, the "character analysis method" has transitional characteristics, including Pound's response and new changes to early Sinological thought, but it is difficult to completely break away from the accumulated problems of previous generations. Fang Zhitong used cross-cultural methods to understand, criticize, and surpass the "character analysis method", promoting the development and maturity of the Chinese perspective in overseas Sinology. The "character analysis method" has the significance of both object and paradigm transformation in the history of Sinology, from general discourse to specialized discourse, focusing on literary texts, from phonetics to characters, and breaking away from Eurocentrism. Fang Zhitong's research on "character analysis method" provides material supplements and ideological biases to Pound, breaking through the limitations of the latter with a cross-cultural perspective. Fang Zhitong's translation and teaching have promoted the overseas dissemination of Chinese classics, helping overseas scholars to have a more comprehensive understanding of China. In the category of "character research" opened up by the "character analysis method", scholars other than Fang Zhitong have also carried forward and explored it, such as Chen Shixiang, Zhou Ce Zong, etc.

4、 Conclusion

The complexity of the "Pizza Poem" requires a multidimensional examination, and the "character analysis method" as a component of it is often underestimated by researchers due to knowledge errors. Fang Zhitong's research reveals the close connection between the "character analysis method" and Pang De's cultural view, extracts 24 phenomena of "character analysis method", and examines their origins, formation mechanisms, and correct usage. He found meaning nodes such as "sincerity", "homophone in different languages", and "metaphor of stanza", which together with "word analysis" convey Pound's poetic ideas. Fang Zhitong's research not only pointed out Pound's mistakes, but also objectively cracked down on the prejudice against Pound, promoting the maturity of the Chinese view of overseas Sinology. His research method advantage lies in the structure of item verification and the integration of traditional Chinese culture, academic history, and comparative literature methods, maximizing the scope of comparison and clarifying scattered and confusing textual phenomena. Both Fang Zhitong and Pang De called for a return to basics, emphasizing that the extraction, understanding, and absorption of the fundamental elements of other cultures are the core of cultural exchange.