Today we continue our learning journey to Chinese character 吉. It is composed of 士 and 口 obviously. What meaning did Chinese ancestors want to represent with 口 of 士?
We have known that 王 originally meant the leader of a tribe, the big wizard, who can communicate with both heaven and earth. While 士 originally meant the assistant of 王, who were wizards as well. During a worship ceremony, 士 would surround 王 and speak blessings and good wishes.
Thus Chinese ancestors created 吉 to mean good or blessing, utilizing the fact that 士 speaks (by mouth - 口) all good wishes and blessings. And from how 吉 was created, we can appreciate why 吉 is normally used in the scenario of wishing somebody something good to happen.
We should have better understanding of 吉 with its evolution history: (image taken from http://chinese-linguipedia.org)
One of Oracle Script of 吉 is
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is believed to mean a pavilion, which could be used for sacrifice ceremonies. Its other Oracle Script
is almost the same shape as our current 吉.
Now it is time to enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with 吉 inside:
We should have better understanding of 吉 with its evolution history: (image taken from http://chinese-linguipedia.org)
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| Learn one Chinese Character a day - 吉 |
One of Oracle Script of 吉 is
, is believed to mean a pavilion, which could be used for sacrifice ceremonies. Its other Oracle Script is almost the same shape as our current 吉.Now it is time to enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with 吉 inside:
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| 吉祥如意 |
Our next lesson will continue with Chinese character 古, which is composed of 十 and 口, can you guess its meaning?
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