Know words. Oracle Bone Inscriptions draws an A, which is the same as Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Figure 7). The upper part comes from Japan and the lower part comes from the mouth. Its original meaning should be the sound of waking people up at sunrise, which is the prototype of the word "singing". Mr. Qiu Xigui said: "At first," singing "probably meant waking people up to do things when the Japanese side came out. This kind of cry probably has a certain tone and is a source of singing. "
Later, the word "mouth" became "yue". Ai is the organ that emits words, which means voiced words. Both of them have * * *, so the mouth of seal script is changed to "common saying", or it is caused by the word "common saying". The admonition in Shuowen is often "beautiful words" and often "common saying". But often it only means good, and "good words" are meant to add meaning to training.
Notes on Shuo Wen Jie Zi
Kind words. "Strange Mo" said: "Yu Chong has a long story." This Book of History is a "Party". Zhao annotated Mencius and quoted Shangshu: "Yu Chongdang said". Yi Zhou Shu Ji Gong Jie: "Worship the words of the party." "Zhang Bei": "The party's words are harmonious." Liu Kuanbei: "Improve the Party's Countermeasures." They all borrowed the word "Chang Yan".
When the sun shines. Pei Songzhi quoted the Book of Changes and said, "Two days and photosynthesis, one day at noon." Two days, Chang Zi. Many words in the prophecy are not original. Pei cited the book of filial piety as "the day carries the east", and Cao Zi's book is from heaven, not from heaven. Gaichang's original meaning is to teach good words, which is extended to people who are full of light and those who have been trained into sunshine. Sunshine is just an unnecessary meaning, which is not in the example.