Misuse Chinese characters, easy to make jokes.
At a party, in order to get close to the leader, Mr. XX toasted the leader with a drink, and asked casually: "Is my father okay?" The table was full of laughter, and the leader was also embarrassed.
Because, "father" is used when people call their father, and to call other people's fathers, you should use "Lingzun", and it is really indecent to call "father" when you come up.
Chinese characters are interesting, and the Spring Festival will soon come. Since ancient times, China has been known as the state of etiquette. Every New Year's holiday, the Xi of exchanging gifts and congratulating relatives and friends is naturally indispensable during the Spring Festival.
When writing a greeting card or sending a blessing, it is inevitable to say some auspicious words, such as "happy family" or "happy family", we don't forget to attach such a sentence when we send holiday text messages.
But should it be written as "family" or "family"? This raises the question. Write the wrong greeting card and send the wrong blessing, in case you make a joke, wouldn't it be unexpected.
Taking this question, I will share with you the difference between "family" and "family", and by the way, appreciate the fun of Chinese characters.
How to understand the word "阖家"?
阖, pronounced hé. It should be regarded as an ancient style word, and the explanation of 阖 in "Shuowen Jiezi" is: 阖, the door leaf also.
The explanation in "Yunhui" is: double said closed, closed door. Single fan, fan also. In other words, the door refers to the two main doors in the house, the double door is called the "closed door", and the single door is called the "single door".
In the mid-spring month, the cultivator is less housed, but the fan is repaired. What does that mean? That is, in the spring, the peasants usually build their houses at this time, and the fan refers to the house with a hall.
Those who have lived in the countryside must know that many elevated wooden houses in rural areas in the southwest have double doors for the doors of the halls. In the northern region, the old-fashioned courtyard wall houses also use double doors for courtyard wall entrances.
Due to the advancement of urbanization, the structure of house construction has undergone many changes, and today's houses usually adopt a single-door structure, or other forms such as roll-up doors, row doors, etc.
However, in ancient times, ordinary houses were equipped with halls, and the halls usually had a structure with two doors closed, which was called "closed doors" by the ancients.
Closing the door means that the double doors of the hall are closed, which means that there are no people entering and leaving, and the whole family is there. Over time, "Closed Door" gradually evolved into the meaning of "Closed Family", referring to the whole family. "Close" also has the meaning of "all".
It is recorded in the Book of Han and Emperor Wu: "Today or to the county without recommending a person." The whole county did not elect a single person, and the "阖" here means all, the whole.
In addition, the word "阖" can also be extended to the meaning of a verb, closing. For example, there is one in "Yi Ji Ci Shang": "It is the Kun of the old household." "Closing the door" is the two doors that close the hall.
"Close" is also known as "盍", the meaning of why. But this usage is no longer popular today. The word "阖" is more commonly used today to mean "all".
Mr. Lu Xun's "Continuation of the Huagai Collection" wrote: "In the city, there are only a few goats killed every day. "The city" is the whole city, and the "family" is the whole family.
What is the difference between "family" and "family"?
合, pronounced hé. The mouth is closed. 亼, pronounced jí, ancient Tong "set", from into one, three also. Ten mouths are said to be ancient, and three are the same.
Therefore, "he" is the meaning of many mouthfuls. Hejia is naturally the general term for all the population of the whole family. In this way, there is not much difference between "family" and "family" in terms of ideology.
But!
Chinese are good at association, and the Chinese character itself is a name associated from some specific forms, and the use of "阖家" to mean "the whole family" is more in line with the ancient meaning of Chinese characters.
Therefore, there is actually a certain difference in usage between a family and a family.
In more formal occasions or in written expressions, such as letters or invitations, it is common to use the ancient meaning of "阖家" rather than "合家".
In calligraphy works, it should also be recommended to use the word "阖家", but in ordinary interactions, more casual occasions or colloquial expressions, we prefer to use the simple and clear "合家".
Therefore, during the New Year's holidays, if you send greeting cards and blessings to leaders or elders, the use of "family" can better reflect respect and solemnity.
However, if the object of the blessing is a good friend, the use of "family" is too grand and pretentious, and it is more appropriate to use "family".
Chinese characters are so interesting and wonderful, I believe that after reading this article, you will definitely not misuse the words "阖家" and "合家" again.