The etymological evolution of 1.
Fourth, words refer to things. First seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the number four is expressed as a number. Its word-formation principle is the same as "one", "two" and "three", and it is designated as "shua". This writing method can also be found in the bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty and even the Han Dynasty, and it coexists with the writers of "Si" for a long time. Mun-song Kim continued the Oracle Bone Inscriptions glyph.
Another series of glyphs was first seen in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the writing styles are complex and simple. Write the horizontal pen of Jinwen vertically, and it becomes "LLLL"; Write "llll" and "two" together, and it's done. Some inscriptions add "two" on the basis of "four" and "two" to emphasize the multiple relationship.
There are always different opinions on the analysis of this glyph. Shuowen thinks it is "like a quadrant". Although it can be verified that the configuration is one, it cannot fully explain other writing methods. According to Ma Xulun's "Explaining Words in Six Books", the original word "four" is a pictographic meaning of "snot".
Although there is still a lack of documentary evidence, it still makes sense from the perspective of text configuration. In this case, it is false to use "four" as a numeral. Traditional Chinese characters in the Spring and Autumn Period reappeared in the Warring States and even the Eastern Han Dynasty, but were eventually eliminated. Simplified Chinese characters have been passed down from generation to generation.
2. Interpretation of ancient books
Fourth, the number of yin is also. Like a quarter. All four belong to four. ? , ancient prose four. Shua, Wen Qi IV. Fourth, the number of yin is also. According to an article, there are one, three, thirteen, two, two, eight, three and ten. No. is not compiled, so it is listed in this category. Like a quarter. All four belong to four. It is like a square, divided into eight images. Seliche, part 15. ? , ancient prose four. Slightly change the seal script. Shua, Wen Qi IV.
This method is like four. Two words? If the paintings are all long, then the characters are also long. Today, people have made many mistakes in seal cutting. Dowry: Four major enjoyment. Zheng Zhu said: four characters are pens, and books are three or four characters or all drawn, and the characters are similar. This is not right. The annotation in Bride's Gift says: There are only four tribute gifts, and Zheng Zhi and You Zhaoshang asked for four as gifts.
Note in Zhou Li's Inner Post: Is the tour of the Emperor a ritual system? Zheng Zhi and Zuo Zhaoshang invited Yi Yunsi to become a monk. Zuo Zhuan: He is a man of four countries, full of fear. Liu Xuan said: "The four things to be done are all drawn in ancient Chinese characters." . According to the example of Shuowen, prose comes first, and ancient prose comes second. I'm afraid it will be transcribed incorrectly.
Tang Yun's rhymes: harmony, interest and sound. Say: Hey, Sifang also. Eight, don't also. Eight in the mouth, like a quarter. Jade Piece: Yin is three times. Zheng Yun: Four times as many. "Yi copula": Tian Yi is the second, Tian San is the fourth, Tian Wu is Liu Di, Tian Diqi is the eighth, Tian Jiu is the tenth, and five people are in harmony. Also: two instruments give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip.
Last name. "Zhengzitong": There are four elephants in the Song Dynasty, and Qingyuan knows the Tingzhou government at leisure. "Orthography" again: Today's lawsuit was changed to four works to prevent fraud? Yi is not the original meaning of four. Another "Rhyme Collection": Breathe seven times, and note the sound. Guan Zhong said that four numbers are known. According to Zheng Zitong: Yunping Music Department, the score was quoted four or five times to read four or five times, but I don't know that this special mouth has been changed. If not four, there will be Yin Si. Orthographic error.