The creation of terminology reflects the evolution of research paradigms. From the study of language and script in traditional Chinese philology to modern linguistics focusing on the Chinese language, a constellation of research terms attests to the long and dynamic history of Chinese lexical studies. In the modern era, building upon the foundation of Xunguxue and aided by Western modern linguistics, Chinese lexical research ultimately achieved its modern transformation through the creation and innovation of a series of terminologies. The evolution of contemporary perspectives in Chinese lexical studies stems primarily from two sources: the legacy of traditional Chinese language studies and the introduction of Western learning. This is manifested in the inheritance of the “origin-tracing perspective”, “contextual perspective”, and “internal-analysis perspective” from traditional Chinese philology. Furthermore, under the combined influence of imported Western modern linguistics, these traditional perspectives have been expansively developed, giving rise notably to the “pluralistic perspective”, “stepwise-evolution perspective”, “socio-synchronic perspective”, and “specialized-granularity perspective”.