“江”“河”词源义试探

Etymological Meaning of “江” and “河”

"江""河"是两个常见的形声字,随着词义的发展和汉字的变形简化,声符"工"与"可"的表意性被忽略了,很多人认为其只起表音作用。实际上"江""河"两词所表意义即源于其声符"工"与"可",其声符具有示源的功能。

“江” and “河” are two common phonograms in the Chinese language. With the development of language meaning and the simplification of Chinese characters, the meaning expression functions of the sound elements “工” and “可” have been ignored so that many people think that they function as sound expression. In fact, the meanings of “江” and “河” came from the sound elements “工” and “可”, which function as etymological meaning.