“弔”字的意思是看望死者,对其亲友表示慰问。现在通用的“吊唁”的“吊”字本是“弔”的俗字。当我们考察“弔”的字源时,发现了一些难解之处。在甲骨文中,“弔”有几种写法:(?)、(?)、(?)等。有人认为这些字形是弓、矢、缴(Zhuo音镯,系在箭上的生丝绳,射鸟用)之形,有人认 The word “hang” means to visit the dead and express condolences to his relatives and friends. Now common “condolences,” “hang” the word is “hanging” of the vulgar. When we looked at the word “hanging”, we found some puzzles. In Oracle, “hanging” there are several wording: (?), (?), (?) And so on. Some people think that these glyphs are bow, arrow, pay (Zhuo tone bracelet, tied to the arrows on the rope, shoot birds) shape, it was recognized