One Chinese character a day - phoenix

Phoenix fèng, phoenix nirvana, rebirth from the fire.

Today we come to know the word "feng fèng".

【Glyph evolution】

Fan, which is both the sound side and the shape side, is a miswritten by the seal script of the oracle bone glyph "丮" ("丮" is the original word for "grasping", indicating grasping). The early oracle bone is hieroglyphic, like a magnificent peacock with a crown on its head and slender feathers with perforated eyes. The late oracle bone re-addition (丮, "grasping" of the original character, grasp) is written as huiyi character: (magical and gorgeous big bird) (丮, grasp), indicating that the priest grabbed the legendary sacred bird and carried out the ritual theosophical activities. Some oracle bones write "丮" as . Some oracle bones use "brother" (sacrificial prayer) instead of "丮" (grasping), emphasizing the sacrificial theosophical effect of "鳳". The gold text inherits the oracle bone glyph, representing the peacock's feathers with a perforated pattern. The seal text mistakenly writes "丮" in the oracle glyph as "van" (and next to "van" as the sound), and the "隹" in the oracle glyph is written as "鳥".

Original meaning: noun, ancient priests used to sacrifice the perfect god bird of theosophy, the legendary king of the birds, with a crown on the head, a feather with a hundred eyes, resembling today's peacock; the male is called "phoenix", and the female is called "phoenix". The Lishu writes the seal in the glyph and the form in the seal glyph. Simplified italics simplified the "bird" in the orthographic italic glyph to "and" according to the "bird" in cursive glyphs. Oracle bones are mostly used as "birds" instead of "wind". In the oracle bones, "dragon" and "phoenix" have heads, indicating that the dragon is the king of the beasts and the phoenix is the king of the birds.

【Calligraphy Masters】

【Definition of words】

〈Name〉

(Shape sound.) From birds, where the sound. Meaning: Phoenix. The king of birds in ancient Chinese legends. It is often used to symbolize auspiciousness. The male is called Phoenix, the female is called Phoenix)

Same as the original meaning

Phoenix, divine bird also. Peng, Gu Wenfeng. - "The Talk"

The Phoenix Emperor came to Yi. - "Book Yiji"

FengHuang Yu Fei. - "Poetry Daya Scroll". Transmission: "Feng Huang, Spirit Bird Ren Ruiye." Male phoenix, female emperor. ”

Therefore, birds have phoenixes and fish have fish. - Song Yu, "Asking the King of Chu"

Another example: Phoenix Seeking Phoenix; Phoenix (palanquin embroidered with phoenix); Phoenix (a large cruise ship carved with a phoenix); Phoenix feathers (phoenix feathers. Mostly used to praise people's literary talent and handsomeness, there are ancestors' legacy)

In ancient times, the parable was of a man of holiness

Pan Lu Zhangzuo, a talent of extravagance, plays Yu Yi in the Phoenix Cave. - "The Preface to the Biography of The Northern History and Wenyuan"

Another example: Phoenix Cave (a place where figurative literary talents gather)

Borrowed from the emperor.

Such as: Fengge Dragon Tower (the pavilion where the emperor lived); Fengdi (called the mansion where the ancient emperors lived before ascending the throne); Phoenix paper (paper for imperial edicts); Fengzhao (edict of the Son of Heaven); Phoenix Driving (the car driven by the Emperor)

Instruments, rhythms.

Such as: feng blowing (refers to the flute, sheng, pipe and other wind instruments); Phoenix pipe (referring to sheng); Feng Zhen (the name of an ancient wind instrument. i.e. row of flutes)

Refers to the man in the marital relationship.

Such as: Phoenix (spouse)

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【The Story of the Word】

Dragons and phoenixes are auspicious

Explanation: Dragon and phoenix chengxiang refers to auspicious and festive things. In traditional Chinese concepts, the dragon and the phoenix represent auspiciousness, and the dragon and phoenix are used together to indicate festive things, from the "Kong Congzi". Remember to ask"

Story: In the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin Mugong had a young daughter who was born to love jade, and Qin Mugong named her "Nongyu". NongYu was born free and messy, liked to taste the flute and make a sheng, Mu Gong loved her, so he ordered the craftsmen to give her the jade carvings from the tribute from the Western Regions to her, and since the princess had the jade sheng, the skill of blowing the sheng was more exquisite. Growing up to be a teenager, she has a unique appearance and a brilliant face. Qin Mugong wanted to recruit a prince from a neighboring country as a son-in-law, and he did not follow the jade, and he had his own opinions, if he did not understand the rhythm of music, he was not a master of playing musical instruments, he would rather not marry, Mu Gong cherished his daughter, and had to obey the princess.

One night, the princess leaned on the fence to admire the moon, used Yusheng to express her fascination for love, and released the mood of spring in her heart, when a burst of holes and princess sheng music sounded. For several nights in a row, the sheng music was like the sound of the dragon, the sound of Xiao was like the sound of the phoenix, and the ensemble was simply as beautiful as the fairy music, and the whole Qin Palace could hear it, so that it was hundreds of miles away. Mu Gong asked why, and the princess said that she wanted to make peace from a long distance. Qin Mugong then ordered the general Meng Ming to find the Chu Xiao people. All the way to the foot of Mount Hua, I heard the woodcutter say that there was a young man named "Xiao Shi" who lived in seclusion at the Star Cliff in Mount Hua, good at blowing pipes, and the sound could be transmitted for hundreds of miles, and Meng Minglai's Star Cliff brought Xiao Shi back to the Qin Palace. At this time it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qin Mugong saw that his flute was also made of Beautiful Jade, very happy, so he invited the princess, the two fell in love at first sight, they joined in music, a song was not finished, the golden dragon and the colorful phoenix in the palace seemed to dance, everyone listened to it, Qi Zan said: "Xianle! After the marriage of Nongyu and Zhenshi, they lived in the palace. Zhen Shi taught Rong Yu to learn Feng Ming with Zhen Shi, and Qiu Shi to learn Dragon Sound with Sheng, and after learning for more than ten years, he really led the phoenix in the sky down and stopped on their roof, and soon the dragon also came to their courtyard.

One day, Zhen Shi said: I miss the quiet life in Mount Hua. Long Yu said: I would like to go with you to enjoy the purity of the mountains, the two of them play together, a moment the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, the auspicious clouds churn, the jade rides on the color phoenix, Xiao Shi steps on the golden dragon, for a time the dragon and phoenix fly twice, both lift off into the air, the dragon and phoenix are auspicious and gone!

Later, in order to commemorate the moving story of Nongyu and Xiao Shi, people used "dragon and phoenix Chengxiang" to describe the loyal love between husband and wife who flew with wings, loved each other, frothed with each other, and enjoyed a hundred years of loyalty.