There are many Chinese characters, such as rare characters, similar characters, polyphonic words, and easy to make mistakes. In daily life, due to the language foundation, dialect habits, literacy rules, etc., we often mispronounce certain words, such as "滂沱" should be pronounced pāng tuó, "偈语" should be pronounced jì yǔ, "膻中" should be pronounced dàn zhōng, and cefixoxime "xim" should be pronounced wò. Today we look at another word that is closely related to us - "shell". What does the word shell mean, and how to pronounce it, let's discuss it here.
1. The evolution of the glyph of "shell".
(1) Body
The "body" is composed of the body and the zone. The oracle bone inscription of "body" resembles a sideways humanoid with a protruding abdomen in the middle, emphasizing the original meaning of the human torso. When Jin Wenshi, the lower part is added short and horizontal, emphasizing the meaning of the human torso. When the small seal, the glyph is linear, and the short horizontal becomes oblique arc. Later, the font was simplified, and the uppermost part and the oblique arc became "apostrophe", and the middle became "目", and the italic version of "body" appeared.
As for "district", the traditional Chinese character is "區", and the oracle bone inscription is similar to "vertical folding" with the character "pin", "vertical fold" indicates a curved area, and "pin" indicates a large number of items. The original meaning of the whole word is "a place where many objects are hidden". When Jin Wen, the vertical fold becomes "匚", one bite on the top and two mouths on the bottom. When the small seal, the character formed by the three mouths is located in the word "匚", and there is the prototype of "區". Later, it evolved again, and the italic "區" appeared. Later, the "product" in "匚" was simplified to "X", and the italic simplified "area" appeared.
(2) Shell
The traditional Chinese character of "shell" is "殼", the ancient character is "㱿", and the glyph of "㱿" is divided into two parts when the oracle bone inscription, the left side is similar to a humanoid hand holding a hammer to make a percussion shape, and the right side is similar to the "south" shaped instrument, and the whole word means the meaning of percussion and beating. In the Jin Wen, the shape of the "㱿" character has not changed much, and there is a little more in the instrument on the right. In the small seal font, the left and right parts are interchanged: the upper part of the right side becomes the shape of "several", and the lower part becomes the word "again" to represent the hand; The upper part of the left becomes a "shi" shape, and the lower part becomes a "moon with one less horizontal" shape. Later, after being simplified into regular script, it became the character "㱿". Later, in order to express the meaning of "knocking", "㱿" was divided into the words "knocking" and "殼". "殼" was later simplified, and it became the word "shell" in italics.
2. How to explain "shell"?
"Body" refers to the tangible body, which is mainly aimed at the invisible spirit, and can also be called "body". The body, which mainly refers to the human body, includes the overall structure from head to toe. Sometimes "body" is extended to a figure, to refer to a person's body shape or posture, and even in some literary works, to life itself
3. What does it mean to have an unruly body and a broken head?
(1) "The body of the unworthy" refers to the body of a seven-foot man, which refers to the body of an adult man.
(2) The body is broken and the head is broken, which means to break the body and bones, and the meaning is similar to "donating the body to the top".
Fourth, the use of "body" in ancient poetry
Matsukami old vine
[Song] Kong Wuzhong
The ancient trees have been hidden, and the long vines are strange.
In the latent root moss, the tail is clear.
Strict autumn frost peeling, long summer sun.
Destroy and recuperate, and forge into the boss.
The snake is strong, and the dragon is dead.
When he thundered through the mountains, the rain poured down.
If Zizon changes, it will not be knotted.
Afflicted by the branches, take Zhugu as a ring.
Why not quench the axe and hoe this Xiao Ai.
The author of this poem, Kong Wuzhong, the word Changfu (Fu), was a native of Linjiang Xinyu (now Xinyu, Jiangxi) in the Northern Song Dynasty. Together with his brother Wenzhong and his brother Pingzhong, he is called "three holes". This is a miscellaneous poem written about Matsukami old vine. The first or two lines of the poem begin with the ancient pine of Angzang, which leads to strange old vines. Three or four sentences write about the growth environment of the old vine and the shape of the tail of the dragon sticking out of the green clouds. Five to ten sentences, writing that the old vine encountered the harsh environment of summer heat and autumn frost, and still had thick muscles and veins, like a snake and a dragon. The last few sentences continue to write that the thunderstorm is still parasitic on the ancient pine, and only with an axe can it be killed.
The whole poem describes the tenacious vitality of Gu Teng after going through ups and downs, and at the same time, it also expresses his disgust for this parasitic thing, saying here and meaning that, and the secret words express the disgust and hatred for some people in the officialdom who are parasitic tumors such as Lao Teng.
5. How to read "shell"?
Correct pronunciation: qū qiào
Homophone: Dialect
Radical: Body
Structure: left and right, up and down
VI. Conclusion
The body, body, and spirit (soul) seem to be in the same place, but it is difficult to be in harmony. Some have strong bodies, but their souls are filthy and become "empty shells"; Some have wilted shells and glowing souls; Some shells and souls complement each other, are harmonious and complete, and the fire of life burns more and more. So how can harmony and unity be achieved? Only by doing it. As the saying goes, body and soul, there must always be one on the way.