清华简《筮法》篇“焉”字补说——兼谈平山中山王器铭中的一个相关字

A Supplementary Explanation of “Yan( 焉)” in Tsinghua Bamboo Slips Named Shi fa(《筮法》) in Comparison with a Character in the Bronze Inscriptions of the King of Zhongshan

清华简第四册《筮法》中的"焉"字凡二见,形体分别作■、■。它与中山王器铭中的"■"字很可能是同一个字。该形体不见于其他文字系统,很可能是晋系文字"焉"的一种特殊写法。在一定条件下,它多半可以出现在语气助词"也"的位置上。

In Tsinghua bamboo slips named Shi fa（ 《筮法》）,the word ＂yan（ 焉） ＂appears twice,written as and . Maybe,they are the same character as＂ ＂,which appears several times in the bronze inscriptions of the King of Zhongshan. This style of the character may be a unique writing of ＂yan（ 焉） ＂in the character system of Jin. Sometimes,it can replace the modal particle called＂ye（ 也） ＂in a sentence.