从《说文解字》贝部字看中国古代社会经济生活

On the Social and Economic Life of Ancient China from the Perspective of Bei Words in Shuo Wen Jie Zi

"贝"是古代最早的货币,《说文解字》贝部字与我国古代的经济商贸活动关系密切。《说文解字》贝部字分别象征财富、反映商贸活动、衡量商品价值、体现贪欲与仗势、展现以财送礼的交际礼仪。本文选取一些典型的例字逐一分析,从而揭示贝部字所反映的古代社会经济生活面貌。

＂Bei＂ is the earliest ancient currency. Bei words in ＂Shuo Wen Jie Zi＂ are closely related to ancient China＇s economic trade activities. Those Bei words respectively symbolize wealth, reflect the husiness activities, measure the value of goods, show the greediness and reliance on power, and reveal the social etiquette of presenting property as gifts. In this paper, some typical cases are analyzed one by one so as to reveal the ancient social and economic life reflected by those Bei words.