《诗经》“氓”字考辨

An Analytical Study on 'meang'

在《诗经》305篇里,“氓”字仅出现在《卫风·氓》一诗中。《氓》是《诗经》里著名的叙事诗,流传既广,影响亦大。但因时代久远,争议颇多,尤其对“氓”字的解释,莫衷一是。然而,“氓”又是诗中较为关键的字,“氓”字的准确释义对诗的正确理解有很大的帮助,因此不揣浅陋,就“氓”字音、义作一简单考辨。

In three hundred and five poems of Shi Jing ,the word 'Meang' appears in Wei Feng Meang only once. Meang is one of the most distinguished poems in Shi Jing, so it has gone round worldly and effected on many people. There are a lot of disputes on sound and meaning of Meang because of long time. But we must study it for the Meang is a pivotal word to understand Shi Jing.