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汉字是世界上历史最悠久的文字之一。它的产生,经过了一个相当长的历史阶段。在汉字产生之前,人们用什么办法记事呢?《易经·系辞下》说:“上古结绳而治,后世圣人易之以书契。”结绳记事的办法,不但中国有,世界上其他民族也有。古代希腊有结绳记日的记载,秘鲁、夏威夷的结绳更是闻名于世。据说古代秘鲁人的结绳办法最好。他们在一条大绳子上拴上各种颜色的小绳,不同的颜色代表不同的意义。红的表示兵,黄的表示金,白的表示银,绿的代表谷物;一个单结表示十,两个单结表示二十,一个双节表示一百,两个双结表示二百等等。秘鲁人可以用结绳的办法记载印加帝国的年史、传达命令、登记军队情况。他们甚至还在每一个市镇里设置一个结绳官,专管绳子的结法和解法。我国古代的结绳记事的方法,没有详细的记载。郑玄说:“事
Chinese characters are one of the oldest characters in the world. Its production has passed a quite long historical period. Before the birth of Chinese characters, what methods did people use to make notes? The Book of Changes says: “The ancient knots were tied and ruled, and later generations of the saints were easy to use the book.” The method of knotting notes is not only in China, but also in the world. Other nations also have. In ancient Greece, there was a record of knots and dates, and the knots in Peru and Hawaii were more famous. Ancient Peruvians are said to have the best knots. They drew small ropes of various colors on a large rope, and different colors represented different meanings. Red represents soldiers, yellow represents gold, white represents silver, and green represents grain; a single knot represents ten, two single knots represent twenty, one double represents one hundred, two double knots represent two hundred, and so on . Peruvians can use knots to record the history of the Inca Empire, communicate orders, and register the military. They even set up a rope tying officer in each of the towns to control the knot and solution of the rope. There is no detailed record of the method of knot-knotting in ancient China. Zheng Xuan said: "The matter