Abstract: Starting from the symbolic representation of digital reading traces and drawing on the relevant theories of symbolic interactionism， this study constructs a new interpretive framework for digital reading traces. The study concludes that digital reading traces have symbolic characteristics such as symbolic， interactive， dynamic， and digital multimodal. As a product of the interaction process between readers and texts， digital reading traces are first initiated by readers in the reading process， and complete self-dialogue and group interaction with the help of symbols. Secondly， readers adapt to the influence of technical elements and social situations on the basis of the interaction between text expectations and reading expectations， and complete the interpretation of the meaning of the text. Thirdly， the dialectical development of self-group cognition is realized in the complex interaction between the individual and society. On the basis of fully grasping the interactive process of digital reading traces， digital reading traces also provide important value for the integration of cross-media symbols， the empowerment of meaning production， and the aggregation of social cognition， and provide practical guidance for digital reading platform publishers to optimize digital content services and build a sustainable reading ecology．

Key words:  , Digital reading traces Symbolic interactionism Symbolic properties Symbolic interaction process