How to spell nasal pinyin: bí.
bi (pinyin: bí) is a common standard first-level Chinese character (commonly used character). This character first appeared in the writings of the Warring States Period, and some people believe that it first appeared in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty. The original meaning refers to the nose, the respiratory and olfactory organ. In ancient times, "zi" was used as nose. After "zi" was used as "self", another word "bi" was created, using "祇" as the sound symbol. The latter extension refers to the beginning and the beginning.
Etymology evolution:
Phonetic characters. "Shuowen" "Cong Zi, Get (bì)" actually means Cong Zi, Get Sheng. Next to the shape is the pictographic character for nose, indicating that the original meaning of nose is related to self. The nose and the nose are the same parts of the body. In ancient times, the word "zi" was used as the nose, and later the word "Zhao Jin" was used. There are three types of glyphs in the ancient characters of the Warring States Period: one is close to the pictogram, one is slightly farther away, and one is further away.
The Shuowen is mainly determined based on the first two structures (Xu Shen's understanding structure and the analysis of the word "爸" and "甶" sound are reconstructions of evidence). After the official change, regular script was used as the nose, which was a change in the writing style of Xiaozhuan. The components cannot be made large and have not achieved mainstream status. In the inscriptions of the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties, there may be other variations and common styles.
The original meaning of this word is the respiratory and olfactory organs. "Yi·Xie Ke": "Eating the skin will destroy the nose, and there is no fault." By extension, it refers to the part of the object that looks like a nose. Zhou Li Kao Gong Ji Jade: "The singing cong is seven inches, and the nose is half an inch." This refers to the jade button.
It also extends from the original meaning to refer to the beginning and the beginning. In Yang Xiong's "Dialect", it is recorded: "The nose is the beginning. The first birth of an animal is called the nose, and the first birth of a human is called the head.
Liang Yijiang said that the nose is the beginning, or it is called the head. "Ancestor." Hence the word "originator", which means founder. "Book of Han·Yangxiong Biography": There is a Zhou family named Chan Yanxi, perhaps the originator is in Fenyu. The seal characters of the Warring States Period were mostly used as personal names.
Interpretation from ancient books:
1. Also in Yangtze's "Dialect": "Bi" means "beginning". When an animal is born, it is called its nose, and when a human is born, it is called its head. Liang and Yixian said that the nose was the beginning, or the ancestor. Ancestor, home. In human embryos, the nose is shaped first. Therefore, the first ancestor is called the originator. Yang Xiong's "Anti Sao": The originator may be in Fenyu.
2. Another hunter pierces the nose of an animal and calls it the nose. Still holding a bow is called hand bow. Zhang Heng's "Ode to Xijing": An elephant with a red nose surrounds a giant deer.
3. And Chuibi, a place name. "Zuo Zhuan·Zhao twenty-sixth year": The division and Qi divisions fought at Chuibi. Du Note: Chuibi, Lu Di.
4. There is also Bi, the name of the country, located in the north of Yingdao County, Yongzhou. "The Biography of King Ai of Changyi in the Former Han Dynasty": Shun granted Xiang Yu Youbi. Shigu's note: Youbi is in Lingling. Mencius wrote that there is a pond. And snort, the name of a Western country. See "Customs". Also in "The Biography of Du Du of the Later Han Dynasty": ***The country of Sichuan and Bisiao. Note: Getting used to each other is based on the nose.