The word "Xie" of people surnamed Xie comes from the "shooting" of archery bow, which has long been proved by ancient philologists. The ancestors of people surnamed Xie were not only the inventors of bows and arrows, but also the people who knew how to use this weapon best, so that thousands of years later, their descendants still put this merit before their names as family emblems. It is conceivable that in the era of mankind, wild animals haunt and interact with people, which greatly threatens people's lives. In order to survive, ancient people used primitive stones and sticks to fight against it, but it often didn't help. By chance, some busybodies found that tying a bent branch with flexible bark and pulling it hard can produce strong elasticity, and hitting a thin stick can shoot far and even kill a beast. So they taught each other and improved constantly, so there was the earliest bow and arrow.
1963, archaeologists found an arrow in the human site of Zhiyu Village, Shuo County, Shanxi Province. It is determined that it was made about 28,000 years ago. This is the earliest arrow found so far, indicating that it was known at that time to put the arrow on the bow and arrow to improve the shooting ability, and the most primitive bow and arrow was no longer used. The history of their invention of bows and arrows must be far beyond this era.
"Xie" is such a wonderful pictograph. Knowing the history of its birth, you will find that its strokes contain rich culture and touching stories.
The word Xie originally refers to the act of bowing and archery, and later became the surname of this group of people. After thousands of years of vicissitudes, the word Xie has been given many new meanings besides being used as a surname.
First of all, Xie Zi has the intention of resigning. "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" said: "Thank you, clap your voice according to your words." "Pian Yu Yanbu" also said: "Thank you, goodbye, go." The first part of Book of Rites Quli is about an official who will resign and return to the field when he is nearly 70 years old. "If you don't thank him, I'll give you a few fights." This is the earliest record of Xie's resignation.
The word "thank you" means to refuse, decline and thank the guests in Doumen. "Words" explained: "Thanks, words, absolutely." With regard to this usage, a story is recorded in Historical Records: During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Qin welcomed Zhong Er, the son of the State of Jin who was exiled in Chu, to the State of Qin, and later betrothed the wife of Duke Huai of Jin to him, saying, "Zhong Er thanked at the beginning and received it later". Zhong Er became the famous Jin Wengong.
The word "thank you" also means saying goodbye and leaving. Guangya Interpretation 2: "Thanks, go." There are two lines in the ancient poem Peacock Flying Southeast: "In the past, Chu Yang was old, and Xie Jia came to the door." I left my parents' home and married you when the sun was shining in Chu Yang in October. The word "thank you" here means to say goodbye and leave.
The word Xie has the meaning of removing. This meaning is used in Xin Qiji's second song, "Huanxisha Xie Du Shu Gao Wuzi is like Sushan Temple in Two Plays". Three of them are: "The father and the old argue that the rain is even, and his brow is not as wrinkled as last year, but he is diligent and grateful." Words of thanks will also disappear and wither. "Songs of the South Zhao Da" "Youth fades, and the day shines." Wang Yi's note: "Thanks, go." Modern people also have this usage, such as Zhu Ziqing's "Hurry": "Peach blossoms fade, and sometimes bloom again", which is a prominent example.
The word Xie also has the meaning of telling. Ji Yun Jueyun: "Thank you for telling me." "Bian Hai Lei Bian Yan Bu": "Thank you in words." Examples that use this meaning are, for example, Biography of Historical Records of Zhang Er and Chen Yu: "A certain fellow raised a pawn and thanked him:' I said Yan was for the public and went home with the prince of Zhao. However, this is only an ancient usage, and now it has been replaced by the word "tell".
The word "thank you" also means asking or greeting. "Li Hanguang Biography" Yan Shigu's Note: "Thank you, ask each other in words." Its usage is as follows: "Ode to Yuefu on Sang Shang": "Would you rather thank Luo Fu than * * *?" Thank you here means to ask.
The most common usage of the word "Xie" now is to express gratitude, reward and recognition.
The second meaning is like Chapter 33 of The Scholars: "He entered school the day before yesterday, and I came to congratulate him, and he thanked me for 24 taels of silver", which is what it means; The third meaning, such as "Biography of Li Guangbi in the New Tang Dynasty": "If something goes wrong, I will commit suicide to thank the world", which also means to repay the kindness.
In addition to the above meanings, the word Xie also means to apologize, admit one's mistake and express one's shame. "Wen Tong Yan Bu" said: "Thank you, you think you are too grateful." Zhang Xiang's Interpretation of Poems, Songs and Words, Volume 5: "Thank you, I am still ashamed." An example of the former meaning is Liu Zongyuan's refutation of revenge: "Deacons should be ashamed and grateful, so why punish them?" The latter example is Tang Xuanzong's poem "Send Zhang Shuo to Patrol the Border": "Mao Xian is ashamed of natural history, and Ping Zi is grateful for the article."
The other meaning of the word "Xie" includes: generation and replacement; Inferior, inferior. The usage of the former is as follows: "If there is metabolism in the spring and autumn, if there is day and night in the sun and moon, start all over again." The common expression "metabolism" in modern biology and medicine still retains this meaning. The latter is like the preface to the biographies of officials in the later Han Dynasty: "Or Yi, Huo Zhixun, Xie Jing." Xie here means inferior.
The word Xie was also a noun in ancient times, referring to a turtle that likes to look up when crawling. Erya Shi Yu: "The turtle leans on the spirit, and the person who looks up thanks." Apricot Tree: "Hold your head up."
The word "Xie" is sometimes used instead of other words. The most common is the "pavilion" used as a pavilion, which refers to a building with a flat roof and no four walls. The Biography of Sixteen Years means "Zhou" and Xunzi means "thank you very much". In Oracle Bone Inscriptions's "Wang Yumen Xie" and "Er Ya", the word "Xie" is used instead of "Xie" to express another meaning.
In addition, the word Xie has been used as a water name, a tribe name, a country name and a city name in history.