The Origin and Evolution of Stupid Words

The word "silly" originated in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. The original text of "stupid" is that the two roles are independent of each other. Later, these two characters gradually merged into a glyph, which became a modern Chinese character of "silly". The ancient word "silly" is much more complicated than modern Chinese characters. In the evolution of Chinese characters, the shape, usage and meaning of the word "silly" have experienced a long development.

With the changes of the times and society, the word "silly" has also changed in grammar and meaning. In ancient times, stupidity was a derogatory term, meaning stupid, slow and slow. In modern Chinese, silly has gradually evolved into adjectives such as funny, cute and funny.

As for the usage of "stupid", it originated from a calligrapher named Shijie in the Song Dynasty. According to legend, he used to be a heavy drinker and often got drunk, so he was nicknamed "Stone Fool". Later, "fool" became a common way of referring, which was widely used in social life and cultural activities.

In a word, the origin and evolution of the word "silly" is a microcosm of China's cultural development history. No matter from the aspects of semantics, form and usage, it contains rich cultural connotation and historical background.