《说文解字》解释“水”字时说“水，准也”。其实，“水”字并没有“准”（标准）义，许慎并不是要解释“水”的字面意义，而是要说明水这种东西为什么会有“水”这个名称，也就是要分析“水”的“得名之由”。他的意思是说，水之所以叫做“水”，是因为它是人们衡量事物平与 “Explain Word” Interpretation of “water” when the word “water, prospective also.” In fact, the word “water” does not have “standard” (standard) meaning, Xu Shen is not to explain the “water” literal meaning, but to explain why water has the name “water”, that is, to analyze “Water” of “name.” He means that water is called “water” because it is a measure of how things are peace