甲骨文中究竟有没有“稻”字

Is There a Graph Daoin Oracle Bone Inscriptions

本文在梳理有关问题的基础上,以发现材料为依据,进一步确定甲骨文中的■、■、■、■等才是真正的“黍”字,■、■、■等为其变体。通过分辨稻分蘖后的植株具有二三穗左右、以稻穗三叉形作为区别标志,主张过去多释读为“黍”的■、■、■、■、■等就是“稻”字,■、■可能为旱稻,■、■为水稻,“秜”可能为再生稻。

Based on a summary of relevant issues and up-to-date study of discovered materials,this paper further establishes that the forms■,etc.in oracle bone inscriptions write the graph shu黍(broomcorn millet),and that■,etc.are its variants.Dao稻(Oryza sativa L.)has 2 or 3 ears after sprouting,and this trident shape of the rice ear is used as a distinguishing mark,for this reason the paper believes that the forms■,etc.,which were often interpreted as shuin the past,actually write the graph dao.The forms■may be upland rice,while■may be lowland rice,and ni秜might refer to ratooning rice.