The oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, and small seal scripts of the word "家" have the same connotation. Several writing methods are in the same vein, and they all mean that there is a pot-bellied pig in the house.
Home, jia, is a Chinese character with an oracle bone character, and above it is "宀" (mián), which means it is related to rooms. The earliest houses were used to worship ancestors or hold family meetings.
The following is the Chinese calligraphy of "豕", which means wild boar. Wild boar is an animal more dangerous than tigers and bears. Wild boar is a very rare sacrifice, so the most solemn sacrifice is to use wild boar as a sacrifice.
The original meaning of the coined word: noun, a stable residence for raising pigs.
Character evolution:
Extended information:
Classical Chinese version of "Shuowen Jiezi": Home means home. From the 宀, the sound of 豭 Province.
The vernacular version of "Shuowen Jiezi": home, a place of residence. The glyph uses "宀" as the side character, and uses "豭" with the word "叚" omitted as the sound side character.
Explanation of related vocabulary:
1. Move [bān jiā]?
Move home somewhere else: He moved last year.
2. The whole family [quán jiā]?
The whole family; the whole family.
3. Family [jiā zú]?
A social organization formed based on marriage and blood relationships, including several generations of the same blood.
4. Writer [zuò jiā]?
A person who is accomplished in literary creation.
5. Country [guó jiā]?
The area owned by a state power: Our country is a country with vast land and rich resources.