甲骨文双语小学堂(了不起的甲骨文)
日期:06-05

黍,去皮后称黄米,比小米稍大。“黍”字字形,下面表示谷物的根部,中间为枝干,上面的分叉表示谷物的叶,几个小点,示意颗粒成熟而脱落,或说像水滴。
Whenpeeled,thegrain“黍(shǔ)”isalsoknownasglutinousmillet,whichisslightlylargerthanmillet.Thebottomoftheoraclebonescriptforthecharacter“黍(shǔ)”representstherootofthegrain,withthecenterpartasthebranches,andtheforksaboverepresenttheleavesofthisgrain.Theseveralsmalldotsindicatethatthegrainsareripeandfalloff,orlikewaterdrops.(文字翻译张蕊童林)