Say Wen Ganbe: "Gan, Miya." From the mouth contain one; one, the Tao also. All the genera of Gan are derived from Gan. ”
"Gan" is a referential word. Its oracle bone is shaped like a "mouth", with a small horizontal symbol in it, indicating that it contains delicious food in its mouth. The small seal undertakes the shape of the oracle bone, which is composed of the outer "mouth" bag "one". After the change, it was written as "Gan".
The original meaning of "sweet" is sweet and delicious. Anything that is "delicious" can be called "sweet".
From the sweetness of the taste, it can also be extended to the "sweetness" of language, that is, the words are beautiful and beautiful. Later, it was extended to express willingness. Idioms include "willingly", "willing to bow to the wind" and so on.
Nowadays, it can be used alone or on the sidelines. It is the head of the "Sayings". Today, there is still a Ganbu. All words that take meaning from sweetness are related to sweet, delicious, and so on. Such as "even", "fragrant", "sweet".
Its glyph is attached to the mouth (human mouth) with a short painting as a sign of the finger word, indicating sweetness and deliciousness. The character "Gan" was first seen in the Yin Shang Oracle Bone Bu Ci, but it has not changed for a long time. In the Warring States Chu script, the short paintings in the shape of the "mouth" are rewritten as small circles. In the Chinese seal, it has been seen that the upper horizontal line representing the contour of the mouth is slightly penetrated into the left and right vertical lines, intending to distinguish it from the shape-like "Yue" character. The Eastern Han Dynasty Lishu highlighted this penetrating trend, and the "mouth" shape was broken and became a scripted form. The original meaning is sweet and delicious, specifically referring to sweetness.