试释《合集》1772的“■”字

Interpretation of the word“■”(qu)in oracle bones inscriptions in Collective Works 1772

《甲骨文合集》所著录的1772号龟版上有一从黍之字,研究者或将之径释为“黍”,或将之释读为“歆黍”合文。该字应该分析为从黍刍声,可释为表示茎秆之义的“刍”或者“■”,在相关卜辞中读为“趋”,是占问祭祀时先祖祖丁是否趋赴之事。

There is an unknown character in the oracle bone script.Researchers either interpret it as“黍”or interpret it as“歆黍”.The word should be interpreted as“刍”or“■”,and is read as“趋”in the relevant divine scriptures.The meaning of the sentence is whether the ancestor Zu Ding is leaving for the sacrifice.