“吏”在中国古代的职责经常是世袭的,他们一般都不接受系统的儒家教育,而是接受技能教育。对于“吏”者,从政是一种工作,他们的职责是按照既定的规章和条例完成日常的事务。“刀笔吏”一词要追溯到春秋战国时期,更详细一点则要追溯到青铜时代的一种器物——“削”。在我国历史上,较早的正式书写都是写在竹或木制成的简上的。竹木简始于春秋时期, In ancient China, the duties of “officials” were often hereditary. They generally did not accept systematic Confucian education but instead received skills education. For the “official”, political office is a kind of job, and their duty is to accomplish the daily affairs in accordance with the established rules and regulations. The term “knife and bureaucrat” dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In more detail, it goes back to an artifact in the Bronze Age. In our history, the earlier official writing was written on bamboo or wood. Bamboo began in the Spring and Autumn Period,