How to write the word "Fu" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions?

Fu's Oracle Bone Inscriptions Writing (in the form of pictures):

The word "Fu" is a common word in modern Chinese, which means "happiness" and "blessing".

In Shuo Wen Jie Zi, it is a pictophonetic character with the sound of "finger" and "pain", and the word "blessing" is related to prayer.

Judging from the shape of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the upper part of its left half is a "one", which is a container for wine. In fact, it is the original text of the word "wine". The lower left part is two "hands" (again), which means holding the bottle with both hands; Its right half is a "sign", representing the ancestor's god; The whole word means to offer a bottle of wine in front of the ancestor's god with both hands and seek God's blessing.

When explaining the meaning of the word "Fu", Shuo Wen Jie Zi said "You Ye", which means blessing and blessing.

Compared with Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the inscriptions on bronze inscriptions have changed. First of all, the left and right structure of the inscription has changed, and the symbol moves from right to left, while the inscription of the bronze inscription moves from left to right. At the same time, compared with Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the inscriptions on inscriptions on bronze inscriptions also omit two hands holding wine.

The shape of Xiao Zhuan basically follows the glyph structure of bronze inscriptions, but its right half is linear, unlike jars. The structure of regular script is basically the same as that of small seal script.

In ancient times, sacrifices were made to seek the blessing of God or ancestors. For example, in Zuo Zhuan's Ten Years of Zhuang Gong, it is said that "small faith is not a blessing, but God is a blessing", which means that Xiao Cheng has not reached the point of honesty and touching, and God will not bless him. After the sacrifice, the sacrifice (wine and meat) should be given to others as "blessing" and "returning to blessing" respectively, which leads to the meaning of "blessing" and is used as a noun, which is the common meaning of the word "blessing" today.

Han Feizi, a philosopher in the Warring States period, thought that "a long life is a blessing". It is often said in ancient books that people's "Five Blessingg" is: 1. Longevity; 2. Abundance; 3. Improvement of moral character; 5. Completion of exams. People often say that the Complete Works of Five Blessingg refers to these contents.

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A word "happiness" is not only rich and powerful, but also healthy, safe, harmonious and happy, and it is also a national happiness. There is no word better than "Fu" to embody the strong desire and dream of China people for a happy life.