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Kanji Fun Talk: Purpose
"Will" (zhi3), which is a synaesthetic word.
The "will" character of the oracle bone is a glyph of the upper and lower structure, the upper part is a person standing upright on the side (the god god who is invited), and the lower part is a "mouth" (here it means "gan", that is, delicious, in the oracle bone "mouth" and "gan" are often mixed), which is an ancient ritual of worshiping gods and gods, that is, inviting gods and gods to enjoy with delicious delicacies. First, the upper part is the pictogram of the "dagger", that is, the upper part is a "spoon", and the lower part is a "mouth", which means to send delicious food to the mouth with a "spoon".
The "will" character of the early and middle Jin scripts of the Zhou Dynasty continues the oracle bone glyph, and the "will" character of the late Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period adds a little to the lower "mouth", emphasizing that there is something in the "mouth" (delicious cuisine). The upper part of the small seal is a "dagger", and the lower part is the word "gan". In the "White Stone Tablet", the upper part is written as "亠", the lower part is written as "Day", and the letter is written as "Will".
"Will", "Shuowen Jiezi" interpretation: "Purpose, beauty also." It means delicious taste. The Book of Poetry. Lesser. Lu Ming: "I have a will wine." Han. Chao's "On Gui Su Shu": "The husband is cold to the clothes, not to be light and warm, hungry to eat, not to be willing." "
"Purpose" extends from the sensation of taste to the meaning, the intention. Such as "main idea, gist", etc.
The rising meaning of "will" refers to the edicts, orders of the emperor.
[Note] The difference between Gan and Purpose. In addition to referring to delicious food, "sweet" also contains the meaning of sweet. The meaning of "sweet" in modern Chinese was mostly expressed as "gan" before the Qin Dynasty. "Purpose" only refers to something that tastes good and eats in the general sense.