The origin of ghost characters

Pictographic, Oracle Bone Inscriptions-shaped, with the word "man" below and the word "field" above, like a terrible head, it is a monster that people imagine as a central African. "Ghost" is one of the radicals of Chinese characters, and the characters from "ghost" are mostly related to superstition and ghosts and gods.

Tianzi refers to the masks and decorations on primitive people. The so-called wild hunting does not mean hunting in the wild, but hunting by disguised hunters. In addition, the characters of Yellow Emperor and Hebei, in which Tian Zi also means mask, indicate that people there used to wear masks.

Because the mask of a famous minister is regarded as a symbol of great power by later generations, it is called a ghost, representing the gods of ancestors. Today, some ethnic groups still retain their worship of ghosts.

Interpretation: superstitious people say that the soul after death;

A disparaging term for someone with certain bad characteristics: heavy smoker, alcoholic, coward, miser;

Unscrupulous, shady: furtive, furtive;

Do not dare to tell people about your plans or activities: play tricks, play tricks, and have ghosts in your heart;

Bad, uncomfortable: ghost weather, terrible place;

Clever (especially children or animals): this child is really a ghost;

Nicknames for children: kid, smart card.

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Ancient dictionaries:

Shuowen

Author: Xu Shen

It is the first dictionary in China that systematically analyzes the forms of Chinese characters and studies their etymology, and it is also one of the earliest dictionaries in the world. When editing, the "Six Books" were explained in detail for the first time.

Shuowen Jiezi is the first Chinese dictionary arranged by radicals. The original book was written from the 12th year of Han Yongyuan to the first year of Andy Jianguang, but it was lost because of its age. In the third year of Yongxi in Song Taizong, Song Taizong ordered Xu Xuan, Ju Zheng, Ge Tuan, Wang Weigong and other alumni to write Shuo Wen Jie Zi, which was divided into thirty volumes.

Source of the title: Regarding the source of the title of the work, Xu Shen explained that at the beginning of word creation, it was probably copied according to the shape of everything, so this pictographic symbol was called "Wen". From then on, the symbol combining shape with shape and shape with sound is called "Zi". "Wen" is to describe the prototype of things, and "Zi" means to thrive.

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