It has long been believedFuxi NuwaIn his hand is a compass and a rectangle as symbols. However, I think they are actually holding the most primitive literal symbols: "positive" and "negative". By passingOracleWith the observation of the evolution process, we can understand the meaning of these two symbols in more detail.
1. The evolution of the word "positive" and the meaning of the text symbols
OracleThe character "zheng" in is a symbol with a foot pointing to a square box of the city, indicating a march to the city. Therefore, people interpret "positive" as "sign". The word "anti" is a semi-enclosed box with a hand, and it is speculated that people interpret "anti" as climbing a cliff. However, when we seeFuxi NuwaWhen holding the symbol in your hand, the true meaning of "positive" and "negative" becomes clear. If one of them is "positive", then the other is definitely "negative".
2. The "positive" and "negative" in the Fuxi Nuwa diagram represent the meaning of yin and yang in the Taiji diagram
Fuxi NuwaIn fact, the figure also represents the word "Xuan", that is, hazy and esoteric. The positive and negative symbols represent the yin and yang of the Taiji diagram. When both feet are pointing in the same direction, it means positive; And when the two feet are pointing in different directions, it is reversed. This is similar to the mirror effect or the so-calledQuantum entanglementIf one of them is positive, the other is definitely negative.
3. Etymological explanation of "Fuxi" and "Nuwa".
FuxiThe ancient pronunciation of this word is "Fu", and "Fu", like "Shu", is a Xiqiang language'Transliteration of brug (dragon). The meaning of "xi" refers to a cylindrical or ring-shaped object. Therefore,".FuxiThe meaning of the word "" means".Dragon PillarOr "Dragon Ring".
For ".NuwaThe word, it does not represent women, but snakes (dragons). A lot in ChinaDialects, the snake is called "nag" (pronounced like "that"). According to the pronunciation of the ancient character "female", it can have the tail sound "g", which represents the snake.
The ancient pronunciation of the character "Wa" is similar to that in Tibetan (Xiqiang).'Khorlo (round, ring). The Chinese word "轱辘" is also a cognate word, both of which represent a circular object. Therefore,".NuwaThe word means a circular snake.
In summary,".Fuxi NuwaIn the figure", "positive" and "negative" represent the meaning of yin and yang in the Taiji diagram, and ".Fuxi"And".Nuwa"RespectivelyDragon Pillarand ring snakes.