Deciphering Oracle Bone Script | 父 (fù)
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2025-04-10 15:37
甲骨文“父”字是手握石斧之形，本义为“父亲”之“父”。当时，年长男性多持斧从事体力劳作，故以手持斧可视为家长的象征。
The oracle bone script formof "父(fù)" resembles a hand holding a stone axe,originally meaning "father".At that time,older males often used axes for physical labor,soholding an axe was regarded as asymbol of parenthood.
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