On the Original Meaning of the Character"Ding"from an Archaeological Perspective
There is a significant controversy in the academic community regarding the original meaning of the word"ding".But most of them are interpreted from the perspectives of exegesis and oracle bone literature.The Ding character is a pictographic character with cor-responding artifacts to refer to.Therefore,the application of archaeological typology to study the function and development of artifacts corresponds to the type and evolution of the"Ding"character.A more accurate conclusion can be drawn.The two common"Ding"character shapes'罔'and'(晁)'in oracle bone inscriptions are respectively based on square Ding and flat foot round Ding,and the original meaning of these two characters is also related to the purpose of the objects they are based on.The word'(门)'is related to sac-rificial offerings,while the original meaning of the word'(晁)'refers to the tripod in practical utensils.The development and evolution of the characters'(门)'and'(晁)'are also closely related to the development and evolution of the utensil tripod.
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