近些年来,因西周时代铜器不断出土,关于“■”字的资料逐渐增多,对其字义的了解也越来越明朗。众所周知,西周金文中的“■”字,词义非常重要,它反映当时甲乙双方经济往来的某种活动。但是,这种活动属于什么性质?究竟是赏赐、是借贷、是租赋、或是买卖,众说不一,若干年来争论不休。研究西周时代经济,尤其是土地制度,绕不过这个问题,首先要对这个字作出明确判断,然后才能进一步讨论。过去正是由于对“■”字解释不同,故有多种议论,至使学者无可适从。可见它已成为研究西周 In recent years, due to the continuous unearthed bronze ware in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the information about the word “” has been gradually increasing, and the understanding of its meaning has become clearer and clearer. It is well-known that the word “” in the Western Jin text is very important and reflects some kind of activity in the economic exchanges between the two parties at that time. However, what is the nature of such activity? Whether it is reward, borrowing, renting or buying or selling, the public opinions are different and have been debated for several years. To study the economy of the Western Zhou Dynasty, especially the land system, we must first make clear judgments on this word before we discuss it further. In the past, it was precisely because of the different interpretations of the word “” that various arguments were made so that scholars would not be able to adapt. Shows that it has become the study of the Western Zhou Dynasty