“室”的词义源流考

On the Origin of the Meaning of“Shi”

《汉语大字典》中“室”的第一个义项为居室,据考宜为房屋,另缺仓屋义。同样可以表示“房屋”义的“宫”“房”“宅”“室”在具体使用中职能不尽相同。以“室”的本义为中心,结合文献资料,梳理其词义引申和分化的路径。

In the Chinese Dictionary, the first meaning of“shi”is“room”, which should be“house”according to the research, the other meaning being“warehouse house”.“Gong”,“fang”,“zhai”, and“shi”, which also denote house have different functions in the specific context. Taking the original meaning of "shi" as the center and combining with the literature materials, this paper combs the path of its extension and differentiation.