释“畜”

Explanation of “Chu”

本文分析了“畜”字的甲骨文形体 ,其形体下方部分即“胃”的形状 ,而上方部分则为通向胃的食管。“畜”的形体义指食草动物的胃。“畜”字的本义域构成为 :畜养[义素 ( 1 ) ]牲畜 [义素 ( 2 ) ]。《说文》对“畜”字的形体分析和词义训释均不确。

This paper analyses the form and structure of the word “Chu” read in the inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells of the Shang Dynasty The lower part of the structure of the word “Chu” is like the form of the word “Wei” (or stomach), while the upper part is like the oesophagus which leads to the stomach The meaning of “Chu” seen from its form and structure was stomach of the vegetarian The structure of the original meaning of “Chu” was animal-raising and animal husbandry Explanation of “Chu” in the ancient book “Shuo Wen” was not correct