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Kanji Fun Talk: Book
"Book" (ce4), which is a hieroglyph. The oracle bone "book" character resembles a pictogram of several bamboo and wood chips connected together with a rope. In ancient times, there were many carriers for writing and drawing, the most commonly used are bamboo, wood chips, animal skins, pottery, etc., and archaeological discoveries have found that the painted paintings on pottery 7000 or 8000 years ago are the best examples.
In ancient times thousands of years ago, due to technical and technological problems, these bamboo, wood chips and animal skins had long since decayed into mud, making it impossible for people to know today.
The Oracle carrier is not easy to decay because it is an oracle bone, so it has survived. Shang Shu. ZHOU Shu. Doshi: "But the ancestors of Yin have a scripture and a book." The word "book" in the oracle bone is the same word as the "fence" character of the fence, and the "book" may have originated from the "fence" as early as the "fence". Another glyph of the oracle "book" adds a symbol similar to the "亍" on the right, indicating that the "book" is placed on the table or as a kind of sacrifice.
The character for "book" in the golden script continues the oracle bone glyph. The small seal inherits the golden glyph, and there is not much change, only neatness. After the change, the script was written as a "book".
The original meaning of "book" is a bamboo jane that was strung together in ancient times for writing. "Explanation of Words": "Book, Fu Feng also." The princes entered under the influence of Wang Ye. (Press: Book, Fu Faith Order.) A pamphlet received from the king by the princes of the dynasty. That is, the instrument of the king's knighthood or dismissal of his subjects. New Book of Tang. Hundred Officials Chronicle II: "Linxuan Book Of Destiny, then read the book." (Refers to the emperor summoning his subordinates on the platform in front of the palace to read the knighthood or dismissal documents.) )
"Book" also refers to canonization. New Book of Tang. Hundred Officials Chronicle II: "Where the crown prince is crowned, he is given a seal and a silk." (Crown Prince, then conferred the seal of silk.) )
"Book" is used as a quantifier in modern Chinese. Such as "one book per hand, three volumes, one upper, middle and lower volumes".