Chapter 30 Section 6: The way of thinking embodied in "unit"

The breeding and evolution process of the word "尧〔yaoyao〕" allows us to experience the logical way of thinking of the Chinese. "Yao" in ancient Chinese characters Another breeding route of "Yao" is abstract: because "Yao" is small as silk, "Yao" has the meaning of "small", adding "li" becomes "young" of "children" and "young". .Put a cover on the top of "Yao" to become "Xuan", and the small things are covered again, so it is dark and dull, and it also looks mysterious, so "Xuan" has "black", "dim", "mysterious", etc. mean.In the Wei and Jin Dynasties of China from the 3rd to the 5th century A.D., a trend of philosophical thought that combined Taoism and Confucianism prevailed. At that time, ordinary people felt that it was very profound, so it was called "metaphysics".From "Yao" to "you", two small silks fell into the mountains, and naturally they became invisible, so "you" has the meaning of "concealed" and "deeply hidden".The Chinese use the word "humor" to translate English humour. In addition to the similar pronunciation, we think that this kind of speech or action that makes people feel funny or ridiculous but also contains profound meaning must be subtle and deep rather than superficial.There is another word "ji (ji)", which also means "tiny".The lower part of this character is "别", which refers to weapons.It is inevitable that a small person will be in danger if he gets close to a weapon, so "ji" also means "dangerous".