《周易》经文词义时代考(十二则)

Textual Research on the Date of Composition of the Basic Text of the Zhou Changes by Twelve Words in It

本文对《周易》经文中"天""地""再""户""禽""高尚""富""童""莫""快""帝""履""时"等字词进行了深入考释,并对它们在殷甲骨文、西周金文、《尚书》、《诗经》等西周文献中的用法进行比较研究,证明它们在《周易》经文中的用法为西周晚期使用的词义,证明《周易》经文为西周晚期写成。

This paper conducts an in-depth interpretation of the Zhou yi based on research on the words and terms of tian 天 （heaven）, di 地 （earth）, zai 再 （second time）, hu 户 （family）, qin 禽 （birds）, gao shang 高尚 （upholding）, fu 富 （rich ness）, tong 童 （young）, mo 莫 （none）, kuai 快（pleasant）, di 帝 （supreme being）, lu 履（shoes） and shi 时 （four sea- sons）, and compares them with their usage in the inscriptions on oracular bones and ancient bronze objects, in the Book of History and the Book of Songs,arguing that their usage in the basic text of the Zhou yi belongs to the meanings in the late Western Zhou （1046-771 BCE） dynasty, which should he the date of composition of the Zhou Changes.