On Han bamboo slips,"(木臿)(cha)/锸(cha)"are used exclusively to refer to the farm tool,臿(cha).In"(木臿)(cha)"and"锸(cha)",the radical on the right side is sometimes mixed up with"齿(chi)".As a result,"(木臿)(cha)/锸(cha)"have constantly been interpreted as"(木齿)/(钅齿)"by some scholars.In recent years,some scholars have been regarding"chi"as a variant of the Chinese character"凿(zao)",and some others have claimed that"(木齿)/(钅齿)"were used to describe a multi-toothed farm tool in the shape of the Chinese character"丁",as depicted in statuary bricks of Wei-Jin Period.On the newly discovered Juyan bamboo slips,the character which was previously interpreted as"(木臿)(cha)"and then as"(木凿)(zao)"in recent years should be used to refer to the farm tool fixed with a component called"耳(er)".In the light of these bamboo slips and previous studies,it was concluded that the character should only be interpreted as"(木臿)(cha)/锸(cha)",and that it was used exclusively to refer to the farm tool,臿(cha).
关键词
(木臿)/锸/臿/起土农具/耳
Key words
(木臿)(cha)/锸(cha)/臿(cha)/farm tools used to dig soil/er,a component on farm tools for furrowing
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