Interpretation of Rui: The original meaning refers to the appearance of grass, and also refers to the names of governors of Zhou Dynasty in China. In today's Dali County, Shaanxi Province, it also means small and exquisite. They are:, Rui,,, Cong Rui and so on.
Evolution:
Pictophonetic words come from damn (damn it), internal voice. It also means both internal and external training. Seal script is interpreted as newborn grass. Regular script after the official reform. The original meaning refers to the tender appearance of grass. Shuowen: "Ruizhe is ugly." Duan Yucai's Note: "Rui Rui and Roumao have soft voices." Tang Hanyu's poem "Four Stories of Fighting in Yueyang Tower" reads: "At night on Sobaling Island, Cong Rui can be next to it."
The word "Rui" can also mean softness, which comes from the original softness of grass. "Lu Chunqiu must be for himself": "No food, no clothes." Chen Qiyou explained: "If you don't wear warm clothes, you won't wear soft and warm clothes."
Grass is small and slender, so the word "Rui" can be extended to a small appearance. Selected Works of Pan Yue: "Those who run temples, manage warehouses and stay in corners of cities are different."
Extended data:
An ancient country name. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, her surname was one of the vassal states, and her hometown was Chaoyi City, Dali County, Shaanxi Province. Poetry, Elegance and Mian: "Yu Rui's quality is excellent." "Historical Records of Zhou Benji": "Therefore, people who are afraid of Rui are imprisoned and cannot be sentenced, such as Zhou.
When entering the boundary, the tiller gives way to the shore, and the folk custom gives way to the dragon. People in Yu Rui were ashamed when they didn't see Xibo. They said to each other,' I'm fighting for it, and it's a shame for Zhou people. What I did was just humiliating my ears.' Then go back and let it all go. "
Jin Gehong's "Punishment by Embracing Puzi": "Only the shilling will be punished, which will make you feel unhappy, and make Bo lose his city without resentment, shame and no lawsuit." Li Ming Dongyang's "Xu Ruoshi came to the five rhymes to decide the horse lawsuit, answered Xu Ruo and admired Cambodia": "If you want to make Yu Rui a gift, don't send Qin Yue to satirize it."
Passing the Mimi Water Margin, a place near the water; A concave part of a curved bank. Poem Ya Gong Liu: "It's a secret to stop traveling, but it's only a matter of time." The Thirteen Classics notes Shi Mao Zheng Yi: "As the saying goes, I am caught in a stream, and this Zhong Rui is inside and outside the water, so I know that I will live inside and outside the stream."