How to write the word "eat": vertical, horizontal fold, horizontal, left, horizontal, horizontal fold hook/horizontal oblique hook.
Eat, a first-level Chinese character, pronounced chī, was first seen in the Warring States period. "Shuowen": "Eating makes it difficult to speak." The original meaning is stuttering, that is, stuttering and not speaking fluently; the word may be "?", "Shuowen·Qianbu": "?, one means difficulty in speaking. "By extension, action is slow and difficult.
Eating is a very common word. It means taking food in through the mouth and obtaining nutrients and energy through chewing and digestion. In human life, "eating" is one of the essential activities, because we need to consume food to maintain the health and survival of the body.
In human society, eating is also one of the most important cultural activities. Different regions and countries have their own unique food cultures and traditions, which not only reflect the beliefs and values ??of the local people, but also the local natural environment and resources. For example, Chinese cuisine is famous for its "complete color, flavor and flavor", while Japanese cuisine focuses on "freshness, nature and health".
Eating is also one of the social activities. People often communicate, communicate and establish connections through dinner parties, banquets, etc. Eating is an integral part of family, friends and social situations. Eating is a very important aspect of people's lives. It is not only a life-sustaining activity, but also an important aspect that reflects human culture, beliefs and lifestyles.
Etymological evolution
Eat, a phonetic character. From the mouth, begging. Qi is both a voice and a form parameter, indicating body breath and breathing. Zhuanwen = (mouth, eating and vocal organs) (qi, body breath, breathing), indicating poor breathing and hindering speech. After the officialdom, the regular script variant "Chi" omitted a horizontal line from the seal character "Qi" and wrote it as "Qi", which means "shortness of breath" and poor breathing.
Shuowen: "To eat (old pronunciation jí), it is difficult to speak." It is stuttering, that is, speaking stammering and not fluently. "Guanzi Shuyan": "I am afraid of things, but I don't want to do them; I am afraid of words, but I don't want to do them. Therefore, I am sixty years old and eat too much." The word may be "?", "Shuowen·Qianbu" 》: "?, one said it is hard to speak." By extension, it means slow and difficult to move.