plum
Li, a commonly used Chinese word, is pronounced lǐ, which was first seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions or Jinwen. Its original meaning is a deciduous tree with white flowers in spring and sweet and sour fruits in summer. Shuowen Jiezi is regarded as "the fruit of a tree", with "wood" as the square and "zi" as the phonetic side.
Therefore, the fruit is sweet and sour, which can relieve difficulties and fatigue. For ancient travelers who traveled long distances on foot, it was almost a necessary condolence item, so it became synonymous with travel preparation in travel bags. Today it is mainly used as a surname.
Etymological evolution
There are two main views on the etymology of "Li".
First, the characters in the picture below are found in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, which should be the word "Li" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Its structure is "tree" and "zi", which means the fruit of a tree.
Secondly, it is considered that the earliest "Li" is the word structure of "Zi" under the wood when pushing the ancient Chinese characters of the Warring States seal script. However, in the Warring States period, the word "Li" of "Chen Zan" was left "Zi" and right "Mu", not today's number; The philologist Shang Chengzuo said that this is the ancient Chinese character Zi written by Sang Zi, but it didn't appear until Qin Zhuan, so there is no way to verify it.
Later, the small seal script in Qin Dynasty evolved into characters, and the word "Li" only changed the fork-shaped word "wood" in the upper part of the seal script into the word "zi", and removed the circle of the word "zi" in the lower part of the seal script and wrote the word "zi".
Interpretation of ancient books
The origin of Chinese characters
Guoya. From Mu Zi. Gourd ladle, ancient prose. Nice stop.
Note: Li, From Mu Zi. Nice stop. One. Gu Lili is homophonic. Therefore, luggage and luggage can be seen together. Dali and Dali are neck and neck.
Kangxi dictionary
Tang Yun and Zheng Yun are good at cutting the ears of Ji Yun and Yun She. The name of Shuowen. "Su Wen" Oriental Wood also. "Er Ya Yi" Li, Mu Zi how much. "Yaya" is hard to grow old. Although the dead branches and seeds are not fine, its quality lies in peaches. Xiaoya Shi gave me a peach and a plum in return.
Also, the world recommenders of Rhyme Society call it peaches and plums. "Liu Xiang Shuo Yuan" tree peaches and plums, summer break, what about autumn. People who grow thistles can't rest in summer and get rich in autumn. The world is called Di, and both of them are at the palace gate, taking advantage of it.
It's also Boya's luggage and Guan Yi's.
And meaningful. Baggage Exchange in the Thirteen Years of Zuo Zhuan. "Zhou Yu" luggage is contrary to the festival. "Zhai Bo Bian" Li, people must do something, and they must be treated first, as Mencius said. Reason also plays a dominant role.
Another star name. Biographies of Historical Records of Guan Shu mistook Li for Li. According to Guangxu, soldiers are in power, while politics is outside.
Manager, official, manager Li. The Yellow Emperor Li Fa in Biography of Hu Jian. Li is the one in "Pipe Hair".
Li, however, was a native of the Spring and Autumn Emperor Wudi.
Last name. "Custom Communication" after Bo Yang.