Mouse, a common Chinese word (first-class word), was first seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. The original meaning refers to burrowing mammals, and later refers to mice (called mice in some areas), which is also a general term for rodents; The image of a wretched man is similar to that of a mouse, so it refers to a villain and a traitor; It also refers to the "mouse", one of the 12 zodiac animals.
Etymological evolution:
Mouse, hieroglyphics. Like an upright mouse (for writing convenience). Oracle Bone Inscriptions is like an upright mouse with his head up and sharp teeth. There are some small spots around the head, like bitten fragments. Its front and rear legs are facing left and its tail is drooping, which simply and generally shows the basic characteristics of small tail and developed front teeth.
The characters in Qin and Han Dynasties evolved from glyphs. The head of the mouse evolved into the "upper half" protruding teeth, while the body, legs and tail of the mouse became the "lower half". Regular script becomes a horizontal and vertical "mouse", and the tail and legs of the mouse are flat.
The original meaning refers to burrowing mammals. Shuowen: "Rats are also the floorboard of burrowing worms." The latter refers to mice, a family of mammals, with small body, long tail and developed front teeth. Some areas are called rats. Poem Zhao Nanxing Lu: "Who said that rats have no teeth, why did they wear me?" The image of a wretched man is similar to that of a mouse, so it refers to a villain and a traitor.
Ancient astrologers used twelve kinds of animals to cooperate with the twelve earthly branches, and used these twelve kinds of animals to record the year of birth. "Rat" became one of the twelve zodiac signs.
Interpretation of ancient books:
"Tang Yun" book Lu Che. Ji Yun, Yun Hui, and Zheng Yun. The sound is hot in summer. Shuowen: the floorboard of the cave worm. Guangyun: Rats and small animals are good thieves. The Book of Dou Yun in the Spring and Autumn Period: Yu Shu became a mouse when he was scattered. Yi copula: Gen is a mouse.
It is also the first of the 12 zodiac animals.
Water rat again. Yunxian magazine: the gap near the cave water is as small as a mouse, eating fish and shrimp.
Ice rat again. Dong Fangshuo Cloud: Born in the northern wilderness, under the accumulated ice, it has soft fur and can be used as a summer mat.
Fire rat again. Nerve: There are wild fire rats in the western regions and Huozhou Mountain in the South China Sea. People take their hair as their industry and call it fire ring cloth.
Another mouse. Guo Pu's Preface to the Classic of Mountains and Seas: Pheasant was born in Yanshan Mountain.
Ear mouse Shan Hai Jing: There is a kind of animal in Danxun Mountain, which looks like a mouse and flies with its tail.
Lovely mouse. Vocabulary: A muskrat in Xuejishan, Mi County, Yuzhou City, Henan Province, is more than an inch long, and its teeth must be fragrant, much like a musk deer. If it crosses the road, it will die.
And tetramine. Old photos of the western regions: Daqin has tetramine.
Another day, mouse. Seventeen posts of Wang Xizhi: Tianmu ointment can cure deafness.
You are a mouse. Geography of Gansu: There are rats in Liangzhou, which look like rats, and birds take rats and look like birds. They often live in the same cave with rats. Click here, that is, the bird and mouse in Gashu are in the same hole.
Another bird name. ? rat Shan Hai Jing: There are birds on the fork mountain, which are shaped like chickens and mice. What's your name? rat
Swimming mouse, another name for silver carp.
Rat girl, insect name. Erya Shi Chong: Ping, mouse negative. Note: cinerary urn bottom worm. Sparse: passive work? . Tao notes the herbal cloud: it is mostly in the rat pit, and the rat bears it. Poetry: Yi Wei is in the room. Mao Zhuan: Ye Wei. Guo Pu said: Rat? Alias of. ? And as a woman.
The horse is straight and the meat is straight. Qi Yao Min Shu: Xiangmafa lost his mouse and wanted the party.
It's also a wooden name. Erya and ten eyes: a mouse's catalpa. Guo note: catalpa.
Materia Medica: There is rhamnose.
Grass name again. Er ya: Wei, rat tail. Note: It can be dyed. Again? rat Note: slender as a dragon beard, it can be used as a mat.
Also "Zhengzitong": the name of the mountain. In Shouyang County, Longxi, birds and mice live in the same cave.
And dirt. "Name Interpretation": The soil is red and looks like a mouse's liver.
Worried. Poem Xiaoya: The mouse remembered the weeping blood. It's also a book. Xiaoya: I'm afraid it will make people itch.
Hold the first mouse at both ends. Biography of Guanfu in Historical Records: Zhao Han said, What are the two ends of the first mouse? Note: the first mouse, the previous word, is also ok. Upper ivory, lower elephant abdomen claw tail. Vulgar province? . The original engraving of the word? .