《周易》古经之“孚”新解

A new interpretation of the character孚in the Ancient Text of the Zhouyi

对于《周易》古经中的"孚"字,很多学者将其解为"信",然这是一种后起的观念。因此,求得"孚"字之原初意,寻找将"孚"训为"信"的根据,对更好地了解"孚"之意蕴,以及认识《周易》古经及其产生的观念有重要的意义。

As far as the character fu 孚 in the Ancient Text of the Zhouyi is concerned, many scholars construe it as xin 信（reliability）. But xin 信 was a later arisen notion. It is thereby of great importance to seek the original meaning of the character 孚, the basis on which the 孚 was interpreted as 信 so as to better understand the implications of the character 孚, and better understand the Ancient Text of the Zhouyi as well as the conceptual platform from which the Zhouyi was erected.