单叔鬲丁“器”字补说

A Supplement to the Elucidation of the Character “器” in the Inscription on No.4 Shan Shu Li Tripod

2003年陕西眉县杨家村出土9件西周晚期同铭单叔鬲,鬲上有一个铭文被误释为"彖"。本文从字形上、古音上否定了释"彖"的可能,并以详实的形体材料论证它当是"器"字的省体,从辞例上证明它在铭文中确实是当"器"字使用的。

In 2003, nine late Western Zhou Period bronze li tripods with the same inscription were unearthed from Yangjia Village in Meixian County, Shaanxi Province. In the inscription, a character was misread as ＂彖＂ . The present paper expounds that this character cannot be ＂彖＂ according to its written form and ancient reading. The author argues that based on the relevant full and accurate data in its written form it should be elucidated as ＂器＂ in its simplified form, which the author further affirms by citing cases of its being used in this meaning.