「三壽」辨義

Discussion about the Definition of San Shou "三壽"

鄔可晶(Wu Ke-jing)

《中國文字》 總第八期 (2022/12) Pp. 49-72

摘要

《詩．魯頌．閟宮》「三壽作朋」的「三壽」以及西周春秋金文中的「三壽」，應從瑞典漢學家高本漢說解釋為「三倍的普通壽年」，約在一百八十至三百歲之間。清華簡〈殷高宗問於三壽〉的「三壽」跟它們不是一回事。

關鍵字

三壽 ； 刻 ； 克 ； 中壽

並列摘要

The word San Shou "三壽" in The Book of Songs and inscription on ancient bronze objects in the Western Zhou Dynasty and Spring and Autumn Period should be interpreted as three times the normal life span according to Klas Bernhard Johannes Karlgren's view. The age of San Shou "三壽" is about between 180 and 300. The meaning of San Shou "三壽" in Yin Gao Zong Wen Yu San Shou in the Bamboo Slips of Tsinghua is different from them.

並列關鍵字

San Shou "三壽" ； Ke 刻 (carve) ； Ke 克 (be equal to) ； Zhong Shou "中壽"