This word was first seen in the Warring States period. The upper part of the ancient glyph simulates holding the retort with both hands, with the stove mouth in the middle and the firewood pushed into the stove mouth with both hands in the lower part.
Due to the complexity of the "si" glyph, many simplified forms appeared in later generations. The aforementioned Shuowen and Wen Shu simply omitted the first half. But it seems that this font is not popular and will not be used in future generations. The word "Cuan" in the Stele of Baozi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Stele of Longyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (see "Calligraphy Appreciation") omitted the following "big" hand, and the fire became four points;
It can be seen that calligraphers at that time also found this word difficult to write. Later running script and cursive script also omitted the word "big", and almost all of them were not written according to the original structure. In the old days, artists in the troupe sometimes wrote "Si" as "acting drama" as "string", so there were such sayings as string drama and guest appearance.
The modern popular "Cuan" basically follows the most complicated seal script, but the part B representing Cuan is written as "Tong" and the part representing both hands is written as "Da".
Kangxi dictionary:
Focus on the fire department. Kangxi strokes: 29. Outward stroke: 25.
Ancient prose:? .
Guang Yun seven disorderly cut. Ji Yun, Yun Hui and Zheng Yun were cut randomly and the sound was broken. Shuowen: Qi refers to cooking. ? It's like holding a retort, it's a stove mouth, pushing a fire in the forest. "Jade": jujube leaves. "Poem Xiaoya": Hold on. Biography: you, you, you. Sparse: You can cook with meat.
Zhou Li Tianguan Hengren: The inner feelings outside the post are the same. Attention: Today's stove. Mainly in the kitchen. Yi Li Shi Hunli: There is a big bowl of soup in it. Note: here, on the fire.