甲骨文、金文所谓“乎”字当释为“平”字

The So-called“Hu”(乎)in Oracle-bones and Bronze Inscriptions Should be Interpreted as“Ping”(平)

根据古文字材料,《说文》中的"丂"字至少有四个字形来源,甲骨文、金文中的"■"字,其下部所从"丂"形是"杖"字的初文,应当将其释为"平"字。"平"字本义指"抨击",在出土文献和传世文献中,均可用作使令动词。"■(平)"与"兮"字没有任何联系。真正的"乎"字来源于"虖"字,出现时代较晚,与"兮"字有紧密联系。

According to ancient writing material,the character丂("kǎo")in Shuo Wen Jie Zi(《说文解字》)had at least four origins.The radical丂of the character■("ping")in oracle-bones and bronze inscriptions,being the original glyph of杖("zhàng"),■should be interpreted as平("píng").The primary meaning of平is"(to)strike".The character平was used as a causative verb both in unearthed documents and handed-down documents.The character平has no connection with兮("xī").The real乎("hū")originated from虖("hū")in a later period,closely connected with兮.