武威汉代医简异体字考

Study on the Originality of the Varied Characters on Wu Wei Han-Dynasty Bamboo Slips on Medical Matters

东汉是汉字发展变革的一个关键时期,具体的用字面貌在实物文字材料里表现得较为真切。武威汉代医简1972年出土于甘肃武威的东汉墓葬,内容为古代医方,反映了当时生活用字的实貌。本文对武威医简中出现的异体字的使用情况及其成因和沿革作了调查考释,以期反映东汉用字的一个历史侧面。

Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) witnessed a vital stage in the development and innovation of the Chinese writing system known as Characters. Specific aspects of the usage of the Characters during this period are well presented in some excavations. Some Eastern Han wooden/bamboo slips concerning medical matters were unearthed in Wu Wei City, Gansu Province, in 1972. The slips were some ancient medical prescriptions, by which the usage of everyday Characters during that period was reflected. This paper offers an investigation and interpretation of the development and causes of the usage of some abnormal Characters appeared in the slips, in hope that a historic profile of the usage of Characters in Eastern Han Dynasty can be revealed.