“廌”字上半是鹿头下半是马腹,指的是头角似鹿而腹尾似马驴的动物——麋鹿。“法”是个描述自然水流的会意字。法是人观察自然物象,取法自然物象,所思所悟而洞察到的自然恒常的规则,是事物反复变化之中的不变规则。这类规则于日常习见于流水之形,或者说习见于流水之形和奔廌(麋鹿)之象,所以造字者取这样的日常习见的形象而构造成法(灋)字。人们见到“法”字犹如目睹流水之形,见到“灋”字则似同时观看到流水之形和奔廌(麋鹿)之象,从而明白法(灋)字所揭示的是事物变化之中的不变规则,是恒常的自然规则。 The first half of the word “廌” is the horse’s belly in the lower half of the deer’s head. “Law” is a spontaneous word describing natural water flow. Law is a constant rule of nature which is observed by observing natural objects and taking natural objects as their own objects. The law is the constant rule of things which is constantly changing. Such rules are routinely found in the form of flowing water, or in the form of flowing water and running elk (elk), so the creator takes such a daily habitual image to construct the law (灋). When people see the word “law” as if they were witnessing the flow of water, seeing the word “灋” is like watching the shape of flowing water and the image of elk (elk) at the same time, so as to understand that what is revealed by the law In the same rules, is a constant natural rule.