Reading Notes [46] Scene

"Jing" is interpreted in Shuowen as: Jing, Guang also. From sunshine bay.

The inscriptions on bronze inscriptions lack the word "Jing", and the word "Jing" beside the Oracle Bone Inscriptions is pictographic, just like a tower with a column base. Shuo Wen: Jing, what people do is absolutely lofty. That is, people build extremely high hills. The word "Jing" mostly means tall.

The definition of "scenery" in "Illustrated Parts of Speech of Dream School in the City": sunlight also ... there are boundaries between things that are illuminated, and ancient shadows are used as scenery, such as the ceremony of the Zhou Dynasty, and the scenery means great light, so those who belong to heaven say Jingxing says Jing Yun says Jing, those who belong to territory say Jingshan says Jing, and those who belong to people say Jing.

"Scene" refers to daylight. In ancient times, people wrote "scenery" as "shadow" because the area irradiated by light was bounded. "Scene" is the ancient word for "shadow". This is the usage of "Zhengri Jing" in Zhou Li.

In addition, "Jing" means aboveboard, so there are "Jing Xing", "Jing Yun" and "Jing Feng" in the sky;

There are "Jingshan" and "Jingxing" belonging to the ground; For example, Xiaoya Car Repair (xiá): Go to the mountain, go to the scenery (háng), and go on a trip (xíng). Háng refers to a smooth road, and the latter metaphor is aboveboard.

What belongs to people can be called "Jingfu". For example, Xiao Ming in Xiaoya: God listened and introduced Jingfu to you. It means that God heard all this and blessed you.

The word "Jing" has been learned here for the time being. Today ends with a song "Chai Lu" that everyone is familiar with. Wang Wei is not only a poet, but also a painter. His works were praised by Su Shi as: there are paintings in poems ... and poems in paintings. Just look at this seemingly simple poem, say a few words, contrast the sound of human language with the silence of empty mountains, and outline the darkness of deep forests with reflected sunlight. What a wonderful description.

Chai Lu

Wang Wei [Tang Dynasty]

No one can be seen in the silent valley, only the voice is heard.

The shadow of the sunset shone into the depths of the forest, and the scenery on the moss was pleasant.

Reference materials and sources

1. The Origin of Words, edited by Li Xueqin, published by Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House, first edition on February 20 12.

2. Illustrated Parts of Speech in Cheng Zhimeng School, edited by (Qing), China Literature and History Publishing House, first edition in August, 20 14.

3. Shuo Wen Jie Zi, Xu Shen (Eastern Han Dynasty)

4. Modern Chinese Dictionary (7th edition), edited by Dictionary Editorial Department of Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Commercial Press.

5. oracle calligraphy Dictionary, edited by Fan Zhongyue and Chen Daying, Hubei Fine Arts Publishing House, first edition in April, 20 19.