Wang (pinyin: wāng) is a kind of word (commonly used word) in the General Standard of Chinese. This word first appeared in the bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The original meaning refers to the broad and deep water potential. Extend to pools, puddles, etc. It is also used as a quantifier, indicating liquid, or as an onomatopoeic word to describe the barking of dogs.
Etymological evolution:
The forms of inscriptions on bronze and seal characters are all based on water, water and seal characters. Sound. Water (chrysanthemum) expresses meaning, and the form of ancient Chinese characters is like running water, and Wang Suo follows the sound symbol "?" It is the first article in the past. It is a wrong form to follow it, follow the soil, and be "master" and "king". This kind of writing has been preserved in bronze inscriptions and Qin bamboo slips. In official script and regular script, the phonetic symbol is "Wang" and the glyph is "Wang".
Wang, a pictophonetic character, takes "Tanya" (water) as the shape edge, indicating that it is related to water; Next to "Wang", "Wang" is the king, the title of the supreme ruler before the Qin Dynasty. The word "Wang" means that water is king, that is, the water is wide regardless of the consequences, meaning that the water is large, deep and wide.
Ji Yun said, "Wang, it stinks when water is stopped." It means that water will rot and stink if it doesn't flow, so "Wang" also means dirty puddle, which has been preserved to this day. In some areas of our country, septic tanks are also called "king of dung", because the source of dung is mostly cattle and sheep, also called "king of cattle".
When Wang is an adjective, it is also used to indicate that the water body is deep and wide, and the liquid is full, such as "Wang Yang" and "tears". When used as a quantifier, it refers to a liquid, such as a pool of water; When making onomatopoeic words, describe the sound of dogs barking.
Interpretation of ancient books:
1, and pool also. Popular Literature: Stop water and say "king". Dirty people in the pool. Yangzi dialect: Chu is king and Fujian is foreign. "Zuo Zhuan Huan Fifteen Years": Sacrificing the bell to kill Yong Jiu, the body of Zhou Wang.
2, the appearance is large. Yu Jin: Wang is a local.
3. Imitation of Chuci by Yang Wanli: The King of Zhu Rong. Note: This refers to the South China Sea.
4. There is also the name of water. Notes on Water Classics: He is a famous person, drinking with Fu, and the water is beautiful.
5. Last name. Guang Yun: After Wang Mang. Xingyuan: Xin 'an people.