Examination of Small Animals and Large Animals
——Discussion based on the "Yi"-like bamboo slips and silk documents
September 27, 2022 09:24 Source: "Chinese Social Sciences Journal" Issue 2500, September 27, 2022 Author: Xin Yamin Jia Zhao

The names of the sixty-four hexagrams in "Zhouyi" play a programmatic role in the entire Yixue system,"Yi Zhuan" believes that the names of the sixty-four hexagrams are the concentrated expression of the central idea of ​​each bonus bet365,Later generations of Yi scholars also followed this basic stance of the "Yi Zhuan" when interpreting "Yi"。Modern Yixue research has broken the tradition of "interpreting scriptures based on biography" and "integrating scriptures and scriptures",Adopt the research paradigm of "jingchuan view",The origin and meaning of the names of the sixty-four hexagrams are re-examined。Represented by Gao Heng,Propose the important point of "inscribing bonus bet365 names based on the 筮ici" regarding the origin of bonus bet365 names,His "Modern Notes on the Ancient Book of Changes" says: "The Sixty-Four Hexagrams of the Book of Changes,Each bonus bet365 has its own name,Is there a bonus bet365 name first?There are 筮icis first?I dare not say for sure。But the ancients wrote books,The rate is not famous,Most of the titles are discussed by later generations,For example, "Book" and "Poetry" are both。The name of the bonus bet365 in "Zhouyi",Like the title of "Book" and "Poetry",The doubts come first,The bonus bet365 name comes after,At first, there were only sixty-four hexagrams to distinguish them,There are no sixty-four hexagrams to be named。Inscribing bonus bet365 names based on the words on the 筮箮ici,It is also what later generations did。”According to this point of view,The name of a certain bonus bet365 comes from the main words in the bonus bet365 and bonus bet365 lines,箮ci came first,The bonus bet365 name appears last,A question for future generations,The name of the bonus bet365 cannot represent the meaning of the bonus bet365 image,The explanation of the bonus bet365 names in "Yi Zhuan" does not conform to the original meaning。In recent years,With the continuous emergence of unearthed documents like "Yi" and the deepening of related research,On the one hand, it further confirms the correctness of Gao Heng’s conclusion,On the other hand, there are also some new inspirations for the still questionable content of the bonus bet365 names。The author here uses a small animal、The big animal bonus bet365 is an example,Explore some unresolved issues,I hope to get corrections from the academic community。

Examining the hexagrams and lines of the small animal bonus bet365,There is no word "small animal" in it,Therefore, Gao Heng believes that the naming of the small animal bonus bet365 does not conform to the rule of "inscribing bonus bet365 names based on the 筮ici",Special case,Thus, it is believed that the name of the bonus bet365 has nothing to do with the bonus bet365 and line words,“I don’t understand the reason for its name”;The Great Animal Gua also faces the same problem,There is no word "big animal" in the hexagrams and lines,So Gao Heng believed that the Daxiu bonus bet365 was "taking the content of the 筮ici as the name of the bonus bet365",“There is a horse in the poem about big animals、There are cows、有豕,All domestic animals are big animals”。That’s not the case。The author has investigated the phenomenon of differences in bonus bet365 names in unearthed bamboo slips and silk documents such as "The Book of Changes",Think of it as a small animal、The two hexagrams of Da Zhu also follow the naming principle of "inscribing bonus bet365 names according to the inscriptions on the 筮",It’s just that it gradually became blurred in the spread and evolution of "Book of Changes"。This is discussed as follows。

 The "small" and "big" issues in bonus bet365 names

There is a type of bonus bet365 name among the sixty-four hexagrams that is worth noting,That is the bonus bet365 name with the words "big" and "small",Remove small animals、大肖wai,There are still some minor mistakes、Big mistake、Dayou、Dazhuang。

About the meaning of "big" and "small" in the bonus bet365 names,The previous explanations were explained in conjunction with the bonus bet365 meaning,Like a big animal、The two hexagrams of small animals are related to "accumulation" and "accumulation",The difference between "big" and "small" is,The former "the one you feed is big",The latter is "small in size"。Same,Big mistake、Xiaoguo is interpreted as "a big mistake is too much" and a "small mistake is too much"。The author believes that these explanations are not consistent with historical facts,The actual situation is,bonus bet365 name with "big" and "small" in the crown,The "core word" is the latter word,This word is taken from the bonus bet365 and bonus bet365 lines - "Inscribe the bonus bet365 name according to the bonus bet365 words",And this word appears in both hexagrams,And they all took this character as the bonus bet365 name,To avoid repetition,Therefore, the words "big" and "small" are used to show the difference,The words "big" and "small" here have no deep meaning。Take “big mistake” and “small mistake” as examples,The six lines on the Daguo bonus bet365 include "Guoshe will destroy the top",So the character "Guo" is chosen as the bonus bet365 name;Xiao Guo bonus bet365 six and two lines "Guo his ancestors",Meet his concubine”、Ninety-three lines of "It's impossible to guard against it"、Ninety-four line "It's hard to encounter it"、The first six lines of the poem "Don't encounter someone who has gone wrong" - all contain the word "passed",So "Guo" is also taken as the bonus bet365 name;But there was already a "Guo" bonus bet365 before,So put the words "big" and "small" in front to show the difference。Also,The word “Guo” in Xiao Guo bonus bet365 and line does not mean “Guo Yue”,It means "to visit",Old prose。

There are many examples of the ancients using the words "bonus bet365" and "small" as distinguishing words,Like the name of Shang Wang,Wu Guowei's "Guantang Jilin" says: "It is called Dajia、Xiao Jia,bonus bet365 B、Xiao Yi... almost added it later to show farewell。"Another example is the "Book of Songs", which has the distinction between "daya" and "xiaoya",Yu Guanying's "Selected Poems" says: "Maybe there is only one kind of elegant music,It doesn’t matter the size,Later, a new Yale was born,Call the old one Daya,The new one is Xiaoya。”Visible,The meaning of "bonus bet365" and "small" as distinguishing words is very clear。

The next question is,Why is there the "Da You" bonus bet365 but not the "Xiao You" bonus bet365,There is the "Big Zhuang" bonus bet365 but not the "Xiao Zhuang" bonus bet365?Actually,The names of Dayou hexagrams are also quite special,Because the word "大you" does not appear in its hexagrams and lines。Gao Heng reluctantly believes that the name of Dayou Gua has nothing to do with the Ci Ci,I don’t understand the reason for its name”。Actually,Examine the synonyms of Dayou Gua in other "Yi" literature,Gao Heng’s confusion can be answered。There is a bonus bet365 named "right" in the Qin Jian "Gui Zang",This is a very enlightening phenomenon。In the current edition of "The Book of Changes" there are hexagrams, hexagrams and lines,Although the word "大you" does not appear,But the ninth line of the poem "Since God blessed it",It’s good but it’s worth noting。Xu Hao in "Shuowen" notes: "right、You,Ancient and modern characters。”Therefore,Dayou Gua still follows the general principle of "inscribing the bonus bet365 names according to the words on the 筮",Take the word "you (right)" in the nine lines above as the bonus bet365 name,In the process of transliteration, "you (right)" is replaced by "you",Becomes the word used for the bonus bet365 names in the current version of "Zhouyi",The name "You" is retained in the Qin bamboo slips "Gui Zang"。

The author thinks,Since there is a big bonus bet365,Then there should be a corresponding "Xiaoyou" bonus bet365 at the beginning,But the bonus bet365 that should have been called "Xiaoyou" did not take the word "right (you)" in the bonus bet365 line as the bonus bet365 name,And took other characters (such as Feng Gua,The line includes "fold his right arm"),But the name of Dayou Gua is retained。So it seems,It is more reasonable to write the "right" bonus bet365 in the Qin Jian "Gui Zang"。Interesting thing,"Tsinghua Slips (4)" containsbonus bet365Gua,bonus bet365It is the combined text of "Shaoyou","小" is pronounced as "小",That is, the "Xiaoyou" bonus bet365,But when examining its hexagrams, it turns out there are great hexagrams。Coincidentally,The title of the Qin Jian "Gui Zang" is Daguo Gua,Testing the hexagrams, it turned out to be Xiaoguo hexagrams。This confusion of "big" and "small" bonus bet365 names should not simply be regarded as the negligence of the copyist,It also reflects that the words "small" and "big" in the bonus bet365 names only serve to distinguish the two hexagrams,No deep meaning。The same is true for Dazhuang Gua,Also named with the word "big",It is inferred that there should be a "Xiao Zhuang" bonus bet365。There are also other hexagrams and hexagrams in "Zhouyi" with the word "zhuang",Such as Ming Yi Gua (sixty-two line words: Use to save the horse and strengthen it,吉)、Huan Gua (the sixth line of the first lunar month: use to save the horse and strengthen it),吉)、夬 bonus bet365 (the ninth line of the ninth day: stronger than the front toe;Ninety-three lines: Stronger than armor)、姤 bonus bet365 (bonus bet365: strong woman),Maybe the "Xiao Zhuang" bonus bet365 is among the above hexagrams,Due to the selection of other words in the poem as the bonus bet365 name,So the naming of "Xiao Zhuang" could not be implemented,And "Dazhuang" has been preserved。

From this point of view,Little animals、The two hexagrams of bonus bet365 Animal were also originally named "Animal",To show the difference,With the words "small" and "bonus bet365",The so-called "animals are small" in later generations、The saying "the animal is the most powerful" is just a subjective expression。

 The origin of the word "animal"

Then,The next question is,Little animals、There is no word "animal" in the hexagrams and lines of the second bonus bet365 of Big Animal,Where does “animal” come from?It can be seen from the above discussion,The bonus bet365 with the characters "big" and "small",There must be a connecting word in the hexagrams and lines,Such a big mistake、There is the word "Guo" in the two hexagrams and lines of Xiao Guo。We can compare the animals first、Big Animal Two Hexagrams, Hexagrams and Lines,According to the general principle of "inscribing bonus bet365 names according to the 筮ici",The hexagrams and lines of these two hexagrams should both contain the word "animal" or a word similar to it。

Small animal: Heng。Clear clouds but no rain,Self Western Suburbs。The ninth day of the lunar month,Fu Zi Dao,What’s the blame?吉。九二,Qianfu,吉。九三,Public opinion,Husband and wife turn against each other。June 4th,Youfu,Beware of blood coming out,No blame。Ninth Five-Year Plan,Youfu Lulu,As rich as your neighbor。上九,Where it rains,Shang Dezai。Fuzhenli。How many months to look at,A gentleman conquers evil。

bonus bet365 animal: Li Zhen。No home food,吉。Benefit from Dachuan。The ninth day of the lunar month,You Li,利自。九二,曰说覷。九三,Good horses chase,李瀿贞。曰Xianyuwei,There is a bright future。June 4th,Tong Niu’s Suppression,元吉。Ninth Five-Year Plan,豱豕之gna,吉。上九,Hetianzhiqu,Heng。

Comparison of two phases,We found out,The ninety-three lines of the Xiaowu bonus bet365 have the words "public opinion spoke" ("radio" in "Classic Interpretation" and "Jijie of Zhouyi" in this work),The ninety-two lines of the Da Zhu Gua also have the words "public opinion",In addition, the ninth and third lines of Da Zhu’s speech also include “called Xian Yuwei”。The character "Yu" is a common character in the two hexagrams and the 筮ci,Notable。Based on the principle of "inscribing bonus bet365 names according to the words on the 筮",The character "Yu" has the conditions to be used as the name of the second bonus bet365。

Let’s take another look at the bonus bet365 names of “small animals” and “big animals” in relevant unearthed documents: the bonus bet365 names of “small animals” in the Mawangdui silk book “The Book of Changes”bonus bet365,The bonus bet365 name of "Big Animal" is "Tai Zhu"、Big storage”;The bonus bet365 name "Little Animal" is not found in the "Book of Changes" on Shangbo slips, "big animal" bonus bet365 name;The name of the bonus bet365 "Little Animal" in the Qin Jian "Gui Zang" is "Shaodu",No bonus bet365 name of "Big Animal" seen;The name of the bonus bet365 "Little Animal" in the edited volume "Gui Zang" is "Little Poisonous Animal",The bonus bet365 name of "Big Animal" is "Big Poisonous Animal";The name of the "small animal" bonus bet365 in Tsinghua Bamboo Slips (4), "big animal" bonus bet365 name。here,The words "little poisonous animals" and "bonus bet365 poisonous animals" in the collection "Gui Zang" need to be explained。The words "little poisonous animal" and "bonus bet365 poisonous animal" here should originally be "little poisonous" and "bonus bet365 poisonous",Later generations noticed that these two hexagrams are the "small animal" and "bonus bet365 animal" hexagrams in the "Book of Changes",So the word "animal" is added after the word "poison",Later, it was mistakenly entered into the text during the copying process,Becomes the "little poisonous beast" and "bonus bet365 poisonous beast" in the collection "Gui Zang"。Poison,Samadhi, New Awakening Department,Animal,Transaesthetic Department,Dingtou Pangyu,The sound is close but false。Other "storage"“Governor”The words “animal” and “poison” are both homophonic and have a false relationship,Academic circles have reached a conclusion。

Let’s examine the ancient pronunciation of the word “Yu”,"Yu" is the character for the mother of fish,Can be associated with “poison”。Related examples,Such as "poison" and "礜",The sound and meaning are extremely close。"Shuowen·Shibu": "礜,Poisonous Stone,Out of Hanzhong。Cong Shi,With voice。"Zhu Junsheng's "Shuowen Tongxun Dingsheng": "Into medicine。"Western Mountain Sutra": 'Mountain of Gaotu,Youbaishiyan,His name is 礜,Can poison rats。’” Huan Tan’s “New Theory”: “Croton Poisonous Fish,礜石 Thief Rat。”“礜” means “poison”,It also derives the sound from “和”,This can be proved,“礜” and “toxic” have the same origin。The "礜/toxic" entry in "Chinese Cognate Word Dictionary" says: "Both these two words have poisonous meanings,The sounds are also similar and connected。礜:yu new fish department;Poison: Concentration, New Awakening Department。Yu (Yu Si) Zhun Pang Niu,The fish feels the opposite direction。Then the etymology is the same。”

It can be seen from this,Little animals、The name of the big animal bonus bet365 was originally "Xiaoyu" and "Dayu",The word "Yu" is taken from the word "Yu" shared in the two hexagrams and lines,Later, due to fake reasons during the transcription process, it gradually evolved into "little poison" and "big poison"、"Little Governor" "Big Governor"、"Small animals", "Big animals", etc.,Unknown reasons for later generations,"Just as the name implies",The word "animal" explains the meanings of "accumulation" and "accumulation"。

 (This article is a phased result of the Scientific Research Fund Project of Renmin University of China (funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities) "Research on the Uncertain Meanings of Hexagrams and Yao Words in "Zhouyi"" (22XNA013)

(Author’s unit: Chinese Academy of Renmin University of China;School of Marxism, Beijing Sport University)

Editor: Zhang Jing
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