“太监”考

The textual research of “The eunuch”

太监曾是北魏始置一女官官名,然众字典辞书皆失载此义项。本文考证了该官职的具体产生年代、从官人员的性别、及与宦官、阉人的区别。

“The eunuch” was one of female offical ranks which began to set up in north Wei Dynasty. But ,as one of female offical ranks it was not recorded in many dictionaries.This paper confirmed the time of the title ,what was the sex of the officers ,what differences between them.