By observing the oracle inscriptions of Yinxu, the bronze inscriptions and historic literature, this paper suggests that the "Yu毓" in the oracle inscriptions of Yinxu should be read as "Zhou胄", w...By observing the oracle inscriptions of Yinxu, the bronze inscriptions and historic literature, this paper suggests that the "Yu毓" in the oracle inscriptions of Yinxu should be read as "Zhou胄", which meant the successive generations whose positions were junior on the family tree. Meanwhile,the term "Zhou胄" emphasized the kinship. The explanations to "Yu" and "Zhou" are very important to the researches on the history of the Shang Dynasty.展开更多
文摘By observing the oracle inscriptions of Yinxu, the bronze inscriptions and historic literature, this paper suggests that the "Yu毓" in the oracle inscriptions of Yinxu should be read as "Zhou胄", which meant the successive generations whose positions were junior on the family tree. Meanwhile,the term "Zhou胄" emphasized the kinship. The explanations to "Yu" and "Zhou" are very important to the researches on the history of the Shang Dynasty.
