Explanation of the Chinese Character "學(xué)"
Explanation of the Chinese Character "學(xué)"
The Chinese character "學(xué)" can be translated into the meaning of learning.
Is our study conducted in the open air or in the house??Our study is conducted in a house that can shelter from wind and rain. Therefore, the house-like symbol in Chinese Oracle can express the meaning of learning.
There are two crosses in this pattern. Does it look very strange? These two crosses are used in Chinese characters to express the meaning of movement. Movement contains all knowledge in the world, so this pattern is used to represent knowledge. Above this pattern is a pair of hands. Holding knowledge in your hands indicates the preciousness of knowledge. This pattern in oracle bone inscriptions represents the meaning of precious knowledge.
This pattern is a combination of the above two patterns. This pattern represents the meaning of learning precious knowledge in school.?
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This is the image change of Chinese character "學(xué)" in the course of historical development.
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You can pay attention to the changes in these patterns.The image of a house and a hand holding knowledge.
This is a pattern of a child. Very young children in ancient China had their legs wrapped in cloth, and only their hands could wave them. So in ancient Chinese characters, this image represents the?meaning of a child. Learning starts with children, so the Chinese character image of "learning" is related to children.
學(xué)習(xí):n.the activity of learning or gaining knowledge, either from books oe examining things in the world.
學(xué)習(xí):v.to spend time learning about a subject by reading, going to college, etc.
學(xué)校:a place where children go to be educated.
上學(xué):the process of learning in a school; the time during your life when you go to a school.
學(xué)科:used in the names of some academic subjects.
In these words, the Chinese character "學(xué)" means the meaning of learning, the meaning of school, and the meaning of knowledge.