“中”字意义流变的文化阐释

Cultural Interpretation of Meaning Changing of the Character "Zhong"

"中"字作为古今汉语使用最频繁的汉字之一,从创造之初到字义的发展演变蕴含了中国深厚的文化内涵,而与尚中理念结合形成的尚中文化更是影响深远。它由旂旗之类有形之物形成中央意义,又由中央意义进一步引申发生意义流变。"中"字可以体现国人的中庸等哲学思想和道德的理想境界,这种思想观念也是中国人为人处世的行为准则和生存状态。

The character＂ Zhong＂, as one of the most frequent used Chinese characters in ancient and modem Chinese language, con- tains profound connotations of Chinese culture, from the beginning of its creation to the evolution of the meanings, futhermore, the culture of still formed by the combination of the character and the philosophy of still is in effect far - reaching. It forms the central meaning based on the tangible things such as banners, and oceurrs meaning changing introduced by central meaning. The character ＂Zhong＂ may mani- fest people＇s doctrine of the philosophic thinking and the moral ideal boundary of the mean neutral, and this philosophic thinking is also the behavior criterion and survival condition of Chinese people.