“叔”在古代非长辈

• 作 者: 刘绍义
• 出 处: 意林(少年版)
• 发表日期: 2012年17期
• 关键词: 现代汉语词典 指一 苏童 洛阳日报 中说 《尔雅》

《现代汉语词典》这样解释“叔”:“父亲的弟弟或称呼眼父亲辈分相同而年纪较小的男子。”但在古代,“叔”字不是长辈的意思。“叔”最早指一种仅次于箭和戈的武器。这一点我们从甲骨文的字形中也能看得出来。因为“叔”位于箭和戈之后,排第三位,所以被古人假借过来用于兄弟间的排行。如果一个人生了四个儿子,按伯、仲、叔、季排序,“叔”就是老三;如果生了八

The Dictionary of Modern Chinese explains “Uncle” as follows: “The younger brother or father of the same father and younger generation are the same.” But in ancient times, the word “Uncle” was not the meaning of elders. “Tert ” first refers to a second behind the arrow and Ge weapons. This point we can see from the Oracle font. Because “tert ” is located in Arrow and Ge, ranked third, so the ancients used to borrow from the ranks of brothers. If a man has four sons, according to the order of primary, secondary, tertiary, and quarter, “Uncle” is the third; if eight