Pinyin: Chinese
The word "Chen" has been written in many ways in the pre-Qin period. (See bronze inscriptions in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, such as Cup, Chen Dun, Purple Pot and Chen Zun. ). This can be explained by Chen Zi himself. In ancient times, the word Chen and the word array were one word, and the sound and meaning were accessible. "Chen, column also." In ancient times, the word Chen could be written not only as an array, but also as a pendant, and Chen was also connected with ancient characters. "Chen (Bushi) is on the list. From Cynthia (Bussy). Vulgar words make an array "("Shuo Wen Jie Zi "). Qu Yuan's Lisao contains a poem "On China". "Chen" here is Chen. In addition, Kerwin Chen and the ancient shop are homophonic. Yu Wei Dian Zhi (The Book of Songs Daya Hanyi), in which "Dian" is a synonym for Chen Zi.
Chen Zi has nine meanings, one of which means war. Because in ancient times, Chen and Zhen were one word and could be used universally. However, Chen's ancestors never wrote their surnames.
There are also several explanations for duality in Ci Yuan:
(1) This is "Chen", that is to say, the array word was originally Chen, and the array word evolved from Chen;
(2) The ranks of officers and soldiers are called arrays;
(3) Formation method refers to the combat formation of troops in battle;
4 quantifiers. For example, there is a saying in an ancient poem, "It rained late last night, but it was colder in the morning".
Except for the fourth explanation, the other three are all related to combat.
According to the explanation, the word "Lu" on Chen's left is a standard shape, the word "East" on his right is a chariot wheel with a spear on it, and the word "East" on his right means the earth. Although the word Chen's surname was interlinked with the above words in ancient times, the word Chen's surname has not changed for thousands of years. Our ancestors never wrote Chen's surname as an array surname or a canonical surname.
Taken together, the whole meaning of the word Chen is to put chariots on the border of the country to defend the country. When I see the word Chen, I think of the word array, which is homophonic. The word array is the sound of the wheels rolling in old China, and the chariot was invented by the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor was called Xuanyuan because it was related to chariots, so the word Xuanyuan came from the side of chariots.
In ancient times, Chen Zi's pronunciation belonged to the real part of Dingmu, and Guang Yun was true and accurate. Chengmu, true rhyme, opening, third class, flat voice, photographed. It's the sound of a high-powered car. Before the Song Dynasty, the voice of "Chen" was always the voice of high-powered vehicles. After the Song Dynasty, the pronunciation changed gradually, which was the same as "Chen". The modern pronunciation of "Chen" is far from the ancient pronunciation. It is worth noting that Chen Zi's ancient sound is still preserved in Minnan dialect in Fujian and Chaoshan dialect in Guangdong.