形胜概念在若干古汉字中的痕迹

Vestiges of Concept of Xingsheng in Some Ancient Chinese Characters

形胜概念在中国文化中源远流长,自古至今发挥重大作用。近年来,为了从粗俗的风水术中去芜存精,很多学者致力于缜密的科学研究。从若干古汉字着眼,探讨先民有关形胜的早期经验,进而尝试对其概念的确立时间作一粗略判断。

The concept of Xingshenghas itslong distantand persistentpresence in Chineseculture.Fromancienttimesto the present,it has played an importantrole.In order to get rid of the weed of superstitiouselementsin the popularized geomanticomen system,many scholarshave devoted themselvesto the scientificstudy of thissubjectin recentyears.Starting from some of old Chinesecharacters,the authorfirstwants to discuss our ancestors'experiencerelatedto the concept of Xingshengand thendraws some tentativeconclusionabout when thatconceptwas established.