The perfect definitions of cognate words should include the essential characteristics of a group of words which have the same roots and the main characteristics of similar meanings and sounds.
The cognate characters system of GuangYaShuZheng can be divided into three subsystems: variant characters system, borrowed characters system, and cognate words system.
Relation between the pronunciation and the mianing of the cognate words of the group“蔓”and of this group s rhyming compounds;
This system can be divided into three subsystems: variant characters system, borrowed characters system, and cognate words system.
