释“豈”

Note on the Word Kai

文章分析了"豈"字的古文字形体的演变脉络,认为"豈"字的初形为整体象形字,呈上为羽饰、中为鼓面、下为鼓架之状;进而梳理了"豈"的本义、引申义以及假借义之间的关系。《说文》根据已有讹变的"豈"字的篆书将"豈"字的形体分析为"从豆,微省声",误。

This paper analyses the evolving sequence of the ancient Chinese character kai（豈）,points out that the original form of kai（豈） is a pictographic character as a whole in which the upper part is feather decorations, the middle part is a drum surface and the lower part is a drum stand, and then clears the relation of kai （ 豈 ）. on the original meaning, extended meaning and borrowed meaning of the word 豈 Based the changed form of xiaozhuan, the shuowen＇s explanation of the form of kai（豈） is wrong.