现代汉语基本词“踩”的来源

The Origin of the Basic Word Cai(踩) in Modern Chinese

现代汉语普通话中表踩踏义的主导词用'踩'。汉语史上,'踩'早在《庄子》中就已出现,字形作'跐',正音'cǐ',其又读音归蟹韵。明中叶以后,'跐'字蟹韵一读逐渐由又音获得正音地位,音'cǎi',并延续至今。'踩'这一字形的确定也历经'跐、踹、采、躧、■、跴、、採、踩'等多种形体的演变。与现代汉语普通话中的基本词'踩'音形义完全吻合的'踩'字的出现则晚至清代中后期。

The meaning of "tread" in standard Mandarin is presented by the basic word cai(踩). In Chinese language history, cai emerged early in Zhuangzi(《庄子》) with character form "跐", standard pronunciation "cǐ " and nonstandard pronunciation as those in Xie(蟹) rhyme. After the mid-Ming Dynasty, the nonstandard pronunciation cai has gradually been identified as the standard pronunciation, and remains alive today. The form of the character 踩(cai)finally emerged in the middle and later periods of Qing Dynasty after sequentially emerging of the forms"跐, 踹, 采, 躧,■, 跴, ", which are completely consistent with the basic word cai(踩)in sound-form-meaning in standard Mandarin.