甲骨文双语小学堂(了不起的甲骨文)
日期:03-26

甲骨文“土”,字形像地上凸起来的土堆。“土”本义为泥土或土地、耕种的田地,也引申指疆域、领土、国土。古时中国人们都在土地上耕种、居住,所以也可引申指家乡。
TheoraclebonescriptfortheChinesecharacter“土”(tǔ)depictsamoundofearthrisingfromtheground.Originally,itreferredtosoil,land,orcultivatedfields.Overtime,itsmeaningbroadenedtoincludeterritory,domain,orhomeland.InancientChina,wherefarmingandsettlementwerecloselytiedtotheland,“土”eventuallycametorepresentone’shometownornativeplace.(文字翻译童林)