“公文”一词,在我国最早起于何时。尚无定论,即使在新出版的《辞海》中也未涉及。在有关文书、秘书的著述中,往往提到“公文”一词最早见于南朝宋史学家范晔(公元398—445年)所著《后汉书·刘陶传》,并引“但更相告语,莫肯公文”为依据。但据笔者所查发现,实际上“公文”一词的出现,比《后汉书·刘陶传》还要早一百多 “Official Document” in the earliest time when. There is no conclusion, even in the newly published “Cihai” is not involved. In the writings of the relevant documents and secretaries, it is often mentioned that the term “official document” was first seen in the book entitled “Later Han Tao Liu Chuan” by the Southern Song Dynasty historian Fan Ye (398-445 AD) Language, Moken official document “as the basis. However, according to the author’s investigation, in fact, the word ”official document“ appeared more than ”post-Han Liu Tao Biography"