释“雷”

Explanation of “雷”

汉字的形成与发展源远流长,在汉字演变的过程中,其字形、音韵、含义三方面或多或少都会发生变化。通过对原始字形的梳理和历史上对"雷"字造字的不同说法考查发现,"雷"字是从一个组合象形字发展为指事字的,"田"部为鼓的象形。通过对"雷"字读音的梳理发现,辞书中存在漏收读音的现象。在"雷"字意义的发展过程中,除了其本义之外,还衍生出了形容词以及动词的含义。

The formation and development of Chinese characters have a long history;therefore,their pattern,phonology and meaning may change more or less.In this study,the primitive pattern and views on the coinage of"雷"were studied.It was found that"雷"developed from a pictographic character to a self-explanatory character,and the part of"田"was a drum glyph.Besides,some pronunciation of the character was missed in dictionaries.Furthermore,the meanings of adjectives and verbs were derived besides its original meaning.