汉语数字的文化内涵--以○、一、二、三为例

Cultural Connotations of Chinese Numbers--Taking Zero,One,Two and Three as Examples

数字是汉语、汉民族以及中华文化的重要组成部分,其内涵并不仅仅局限于数学计算。它是先民观察自然、探索自然的结果,是先哲思考、体悟宇宙自然、人事变换的成果,这在《周易》《道德经》等传统经典中都有所体现。对汉语数字进行研究,挖掘其文化内涵是非常有意义的。以汉语中的○、一、二、三共四个数字为例,结合《周易》《道德经》《淮南子》等经典,探讨它们的文化内涵。

Numbers are an important part of the Chinese language,Chinese people,and Chinese culture.These numbers are not merely about mathematics but are observations and explorations of Chinese ancestors towards nature,and a result of ancient Chinese sages'deep thoughts upon the universe,nature,and the society,which have been fully reflected in ancient Chinese classics Book of Changes,and Tao Te Ching.Conducting researches on these numbers in the Chinese language and digging their cultural connotations are of great importance and meaning.The paper is going to concisely explore the cultural connotations of the four numbers(zero,one,two,and three)based on Book of Changes,Tao Te Ching,and Huainanzi,and other books.