Why is the word "flea" composed of "fork" and "worm"? From the oracle bone "flea", it can be seen that the word was originally a human hand on the top and a worm on the bottom. It turned out that the ancients had long known that this insect was good at jumping, and it was necessary to use sensitive hands to catch it. The ancients have long passed "fleas" through "early", such as "Mencius • Leaving Lou Xia": "Fleas rise up, give to the good people." Why? Erya Wing: "Flea, worm also." Slow to lose, discern in the flea, so it is early in the morning twilight. "It is said that fleas are easy to escape, they must be found early, they should be caught early, and they will not be slow, so the word "flea" means "early".
The text of "Mencius Li Louxia" is titled "Qi People Have a Wife and a Concubine". "Flea rises, gives from the good man's place" means: when she gets up in the morning, she quietly follows her husband and follows her to where she goes. Shi, pronounced yí, through the "迤", 逶迤 diagonally traveled, which here refers to quiet tracking. From: Follow, translated as "trailing".
Duan Yujie's Commentary on the Interpretation of The Words of the Sayings: "(Fleas) are said to be early characters. In the pre-Qin classics, the frequency of use of "fleas" greatly exceeds that of "early".
"Present Han" "Flea" note: "zǎo, fleas." Ancient is the same as 'early'. ”
