从《说文解字》“人”部字看古代对“人”的理解

The Understanding of “People” in Ancient Times from the Characters of “Ren (人)” in Shuowenjiezi

摘要: 汉字从构字和字义上承载反映了古人的思想和文化，对《说文解字•人部》中的“人”部字进行研究，有利于从中探寻古人对人自身的理解。因此本文从“对人的基本认识与人本思想”“人人关系”“天人关系”和“人鬼关系”四个方面进行探讨，力图从汉字的角度探索我国古人对“人”的理解。

Abstract: Chinese characters reflect the thoughts and culture of the ancients in terms of their structure and meaning. The study of the character “Ren” in Shuo Wen Jie Zi•Ren Bu is helpful to explore the ancients’ understanding of human. Therefore, this article tries to explore ancient Chinese under-standing of “men” from the perspective of Chinese characters from four aspects of “basic under-standing of man and humanism”, “the relationship between human and human”, “sky-man rela-tionship” and “the relationship between human and ghost”.