Peng Duping is an pictograph, which means things. The word "Peng" first appeared in Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Shang Dynasty. According to the usage of the word "Peng" in the inscriptions of Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Western Zhou Dynasty, the word "Peng" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions refers to two strings of northern coins, both of which were monetary units in Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The inscriptions on bronze in the Western Zhou Dynasty inherited the glyph of the Shang Dynasty, but the Qin bamboo slips tilted the whole glyph, which read' Qi', and the two strings of Bei coins inside were omitted as the conjunction' Yue';
The whole glyph is similar to the word' Shu' in the late Western Zhou Dynasty. The overall writing style of Sleeping Tiger Land Bamboo Slips is slightly oblique, but the angle like' Peng' is rare in Sleeping Tiger Land Bamboo Slips. Perhaps it is influenced by the word "month" in Chu bamboo slips, and it is also different from "month", so it is written like this.
The word "Peng" in Mawangdui silk book in the early Han Dynasty was obviously influenced by Qin bamboo slips, and it was also inclined at 45 degrees. The internal misinterpretation of Jing is slightly similar to that of Shang and Zhou editions. Han Li continued to develop and finally wrote Friends.
The original meaning of word-making: two strings of coins (monetary unit) are extended from' two strings of coins with the same amount' to' similar things', such as friends (similar things) and friends (similar things); It is also extended to' people of the same kind', such as cronies and friends (forming private parties).
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I. Oracle Bone Inscriptions
Oracle Bone Inscriptions, also known as "Wen Qi", "Oracle bones", "Yin ruins" or "tortoise shell and beast bones", is the earliest mature writing system discovered in China so far, the source of Chinese characters and the root vein of Chinese excellent traditional culture. The remains of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in the early Shang Dynasty were mainly found in Zhengzhou Mall, and the Yin Ruins in Anyang were the representative in the late Shang Dynasty.
Oracle Bone Inscriptions is the most important writing in the late Shang Dynasty. Archaeological findings show that there are a large number of Oracle bones here, with more than100000 pieces. The content is mainly the divination records of the Shang royal family, and it can also be seen that the clan emblems of many national tribes are named. Oracle Bone Inscriptions has about 4,000 words, which reflects the basic composition of the writing symbol system.
Second, the text
Judging from the characters on Oracle bones, they already have the three elements of China's calligraphy, namely, writing, writing and composition. His brushwork lines are neat and thin, straight and thick, and his strokes are multi-folded, which has an influence on the pen and knife of seal cutting in later generations. From the perspective of structural fonts, the characters not only have changes, although they vary in size, they are relatively balanced and symmetrical, and also present a stable pattern.
Therefore, from the perspective of composition, although influenced by the size and shape of bone chips, it still shows the carving skills and artistic characteristics of words. The popularity of "oracle calligraphy" among some calligraphers and calligraphy lovers proves its charm.