贞节是古代妇女最基本、最重要的道德准则。“贞”在《周易》中出现得最为频繁,《师卦·彖辞》曰:“贞,正也。”《说文》曰:“节,竹约也。”段玉裁引申为“节制”。贞和节连用开始于汉代,张衡《思玄赋》云:“伊中情之信修兮,慕古人之贞节。”童书业先生对贞节观的形成过程有详尽的论述,他明确指出:“春秋时缺乏妇女守节观 Chastity is the most basic and the most important moral code of ancient women. ”Zhen “ appeared in the ”Book of Changes“ the most frequently, ”Shi Gua 彖 彖 Ci“ said: ”Zhen, is also.“ ”Said the text“ said: ”Festival, bamboo about also.“ Jade cited as ”restraint “. Chen and Han began with the Han Dynasty, Zhang Heng, ”Si Xuan Fu“ cloud: ”The faith of the Iraqi love Xi Xi, Mu ancient chastity. “ Mr. Tong book industry has a detailed discussion of the formation of the concept of chastity, he made it clear: ”Spring and Autumn lack of women’s observance of the festival