“匕”本义探寻

A Study on Original Meaning of "Bi"

学术界对"匕"的本义多有争议,笔者认为"匙"的本字、"化"的本字、匕首、以匕为妣这四种代表性的观点都有值得质疑之处。许慎《说文解字》曰:"匕亦所以用比取饭。一名柶。"本文试图将匕与古代饮食文化联系,探寻其使用功能,从正反两面辩证分析许慎的解释。

The original meaning of ＂Br＇ is controversial in the academia. The author believes ＂spoon＂ as the beginning word , ＂ change＂ as the beginning word, daggers, deceased mother , this four representative views are worthy to be questioned. In the famous classic book Origin of Chinese Characters, Xu Shen wrote ＂ The use of Bi also takes over the rice. Byname Si. ＂This dissertation attempts to establish a link between Bi and the diet of ancient culture, and explores its functions, by analyzing the pros and cons of Xu Shen＇ s explanation dialectically.