论燕国文字中的所谓“都”当为“(袁阝)”(县)字

Du(都)of the Characters of Yan(燕)Should Be Interpreted As Yuan(袁阝)

战国时代燕国文字里有一个被释作都的字,实际上应释作(袁阝)。它和晋系文字的(袁阝)相当,表示县的意思。该字的释读,为战国县制的研究提供了一份重要的原始资料。

In the characters of Yan（燕） in the Warring States period, there is one character which has by far been interpreted as Du（都）.But in our opinion, it should be interpreted as Yuan（袁阝）, which has the same meaning with Huan（瞏阝）, in Jin（晋） system of writing,升 denoting county. The interpretation and analysis of this character provide important source material for the research of county governments of the Warring States period.