| Ⅰ． Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| Ⅱ． Introduction to Chinese riddles | 第11-42页 |
| 2．1 Definition and Classification of Chinese Riddles | 第11-12页 |
| 2．2 Types of Chinese riddles | 第12页 |
| 2．3 Riddling History in China | 第12-14页 |
| 2．4 Introduction to Chinese Script | 第14-16页 |
| 2．5 Lamp riddles and Shiwu riddles in Chinese civilization | 第16-18页 |
| 2．6 Riddle-posing in Chinese Civilization | 第18-21页 |
| 2．7 Comparison between Chinese riddles and western riddles | 第21-23页 |
| 2．8 The principle used in posing riddles | 第23-37页 |
| 2．9 The requirement for making riddles and the dual structures of Chinese characters | 第37-42页 |
| 2．9．1 The discourse meaning for Chinese characters and the differences between radicals and strokes | 第38-40页 |
| 2．9．2 The differences between discourse meanings of Chinese characters and the characters'image meanings | 第40-41页 |
| 2．9．3 Semantic analysis of the riddles | 第41-42页 |
| Ⅲ． Chinese riddles in | 第42-50页 |
| 3．1 Chinese riddles and their function in | 第43页 |
| 3．2 Introduction to | 第43-45页 |
| 3．3 Riddles in Chapter 22 | 第45-50页 |
| Ⅳ． Conclusion | 第50-58页 |
| 4．1 Linguistic features of Chinese Riddles | 第51-55页 |
| 4．2 Literary significance of riddles in -a peak of China's literal civilization | 第55-58页 |
