摘要
综合出土文献,早期“纸”字表示的是丝质物品而非植物纤维纸。因为工艺和外观相似,不便于书写的早期纸张也被称为“纸”。随着纸张的改良和迅速普及,人们为了语义的合理化,创造出“帋”字代替“纸”字表示纸张。不过,“帋”字并未完成历史使命,而“纸”字逐渐被稳定用来表示纸张,其早期含义湮灭不彰。六朝人对“纸”、“帋”两字的交替演变缺乏正确了解,望文生义阐释两字形体,认为早先的“纸”表示丝纸,后出现的“帋”表示植物纤维纸。这一影响深远的误读得以纠正,造纸术起源的探索方有坚实的基础。
A comprehensive analysis of excavated documents suggests that the early character"纸"denoted a product made of silk,rather than plant fibre paper.Because of similarities in process and appearance,early paper,which was not easy to write on,was also referred to using this character.However,as paper improved and was rapidly disseminated,the character"帋"was created to represent paper,rather than"纸",for purposes of semantic rationalization.However,"帋"failed in its historical mission,while"纸"remained,gradually coming to be used to denote paper while its early meaning was lost.The people of the Six Dynasties did not have a correct understanding of the distinct evolution of these two characters,misinterpreting their morphological structure,and believing that the earlier"纸"denoted silk paper while the later"帋"denoted plant fibre paper.Correcting this far-reaching misinterpretation will provide a solid foundation for the further exploration of the origins of papermaking.
作者
郭伟涛
马晓稳
Guo Weitao;Ma Xiaowen
出处
《历史研究》
CSSCI
北大核心
2023年第4期157-176,M0007,M0008,共22页
Historical Research
基金
国家社科基金重大项目“清华大学藏战国竹简的价值挖掘与传承传播研究”(20&ZD309)
冷门绝学专项“出土简牍与汉代西北边疆治理研究”(22VJXG054)阶段性成果。
