“巴”字本义与巴人精神通释

Discussion on the Original Meaning of Ba and on the Spirit of the Bas

关于“巴”字的本义,历来众说纷纭,如水形说、芭茅说、虫蛇说、地形说、石穴说等等。其实巴字本义,与古代巴人的品格与精神紧密联系,由巴人精神产生,巴人精神又因“巴”字形构与表意而得以传扬。二者相辅相成,互为依存,不可割离。

There being various opinions, no unanimous conclusion can be drawn about the original meaning of the word ba, Those views such as hydrology, the theory of go grass, insects and snakes, topography stone cave and so on, on one can decide which one is right. In fact, its original meaning has deeply connected with its ancients qualification and spirit. It arises with the spirit, and so the spirit of those people has been developed with the words frame and meaning. They supplement and complement to each other.