The origin of the word horse

The word horse comes from hieroglyphics. The evolution process of horse characters is roughly as follows: Oracle Bone Inscriptions, bronze inscription, seal script, official script, regular script, running script, cursive script and simplification. Oracle Bone Inscriptions's horse is like the profile of a horse, with four legs, a head and a tail. The mane on the head and neck is its characteristic. The bronze inscription is roughly similar to that of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, but it becomes more abstract; The glyph of Xiao Zhuan is evolved from inscriptions on bronze, and it is no longer like a horse. The traditional Chinese characters in regular script are basically invisible; Up to now, the simplified Chinese characters used are very simple to write, with only three paintings.

The horse is an important symbol. There are two main types of ideographic characters for horses: one is related to the name and characters of horses, such as jun, colt and horse; In ancient times, cars were drawn by horses, so many words representing driving and running came from horses, such as controlling, galloping and running.

The origin of Ma surname:

1. During the Warring States Period, the king of Zhao had a son named Zhao She, who was famous for his fighting skills. Because of his outstanding achievements, he was named Ma Fujun by Zhao Haoqi Huiwen and buried in Fengyi after his death. His descendants took Ma Fu as their surname at first, but later preserved Ma Fu, hence the name Ma Shi. Live in Handan. Historically, Ma's surname is authentic.

2. From his surname to Ma. For example, in the Han Dynasty, there was Ma Gong, whose real name was Ma Ya, who went to Ma Gong to learn official positions and changed his name to Ma.

3. Change his surname from his home. Horses in the Western Regions lived in Lintao Didao (now Gansu) and took horses as their surname. Yue Naihe, a Mongolian, was renamed Ma Shi and Zuchang because his ancestors were justice Fengxiang Military Forces at the end of the Jin Dynasty. After Ma Zuchang, it is Ma Shi. After Jin and Yuan Dynasties, it was the most popular name for Hui people.