从“死”“葬”等字看中国传统丧葬文化

Chinese Traditional Funeral Culture from the Words “Death” and “Burial”

汉字作为一种表意文字,其形体结构往往能反映出一定的文化内涵。汉字随着时代的发展不断变化,从最早的甲骨文演变到如今的简体字,其字形、字音、字义发生了较大的变化,汉字中所蕴藏的丰富的传统文化信息也应该受到人们的重视。“死”“丧”等汉字的出现和演变,展现了中国传统丧葬观念、丧葬方式、丧葬礼仪等文化信息,反映了中国人对生死、亲情、敬意等价值观的理解和表达方式。对“死”“葬”等字进行考释,对理解和研究中国传统丧葬文化具有重要的意义。

As a kind of ideographic writing, Chinese character’s shape and structure can often reflect certain cultural connotation. With the development of The Times, Chinese characters are constantly changing, from the earliest oracle bone inscriptions to the simplified Chinese characters today, with great changes in the shape, sound and meaning of characters. The rich traditional cultural information contained in Chinese characters should also be paid attention to. The emergence and evolution of Chinese characters, such as “death” and “funeral”, show the traditional Chinese funeral concepts, funeral methods, funeral etiquette and other cultural information, and reflect the Chinese people’s understanding and expression of values, such as life and death, family affection and respect. The interpretation of the words “death” and “burial” is of great significance to the understanding and research of Chinese traditional funeral culture.