(Basic information column reference:
[3] )
Chinese name
word
spell
zì
radical
son
Extra stroke
three
Total stroke number
six
transfer
ㄗˋ
Cang Jie
jnd
Unified code
Basic area U+5B57
Quadrangular system
30407
Font analysis
Upper and lower structures
Order number
44552 1
Wu Bi
pbf
Ma Zheng
wdya
Word level
Basic words
Pingshuiyun
Si Kun [4]
quick
navigate by water/air
Detailed explanation
Interpretation of ancient books
Chinese calligraphy
Phonological collection
Etymological evolution
Zi, both beside the sound and the shape, represents Zi, that is, descendants. Word, bronze inscription = (meter, omitting "An", the man built a house to get married)+(son, offspring, heir), which means that the woman gives birth to offspring after marriage. Original meaning of word-making: verb, the woman settled in her husband's family and gave birth to offspring. In ancient times, the population and labor force determined the strength of the tribe. In order to prevent stealing children and robbing women, the ancients made marks on newborn babies and newly married women, which were called "words"; Later, it was extended as a part of the rite of passage: in ancient times, ordinary men made a strict "annotation" supplement or "explanation" to their "names" after they became adults, also called "characters"; There are also some people at the bottom who have "names" but no "words". Seal script continues the golden glyph. Write "rice" in seal script after official script, and write "zi" in seal script. In ancient times, parents verbally called their minor children "names", just like posthumous title and posthumous title today, which were used in informal social occasions. The written address designed for children as adults is called "Zi", just like today's "Daming" and "household registration name", which is used in various documents and formal social occasions. "Ming" and "Ci" are two appellations of the same object, and "Ci" is an explanation or supplement to "Ming"; The "name" spoken by modern people is equivalent to the "word" spoken by the ancients. [5]
The original meaning of the word is conceived by a woman. "Shan Hai Jing Zhong Shan Zhong Jing Ci Qi Jing": "There is a tree on it, named Huang Ci, and the yellow flower is a member of the leaf. In fact, it is like an orchid, it is not a word. " Yi Tun: "Good chastity, no words." I turned over the note: "Word, pregnant." It extends to the fertility of female animals. "Yan Hanchuan": "Six animals are born." Yan Shigu's Note: "The word is born." This extends to hatching. On Balance and Death: "There is not a word in an egg. Dissolve in the mouth, see it when it collapses, if it is like water. " The word "Zi" extends from the meaning of fertility to parenting. Poetry, elegance and living: "The narrow lane of life is the word of cattle and sheep." This extends to love. "Book Gao Kang": "In the father, you can't be deaf, but you are sick." Sun Xingyan said: "Word, love also." It also extends to the fields of education and governance. Liu Tang Yu Xi's "Answering Rao Shi": "The reason of defending the people is very thorough, but not obvious; The side of the word people is very rich and does not invade. " It also extends to marriage. "Zhengzitong Zibu": "Zi, the woman is allowed to marry." The original meaning of "Zi" is fecundity, so the combined character symbol born from the unique "Wen" is called "Zi" and "Shuo Wen Jie Zi Preface": "Cang Xie wrote pictographs at first, so it was called Wen, and the later forms and sounds complemented each other, so it was called Zi. The word, the word is breastfeeding and foaming. " Later, "character" was extended to things written in words, such as fonts, calligraphy works, letters, notes and so on.