先秦人爱带剑,汉代人则喜佩刀。亦无论成人还是童子,甚至皇帝、侯王皆好佩刀,所谓“汉制,自天子至于百官,无不佩刀”(《宋书·礼志》)也。因刀是彼时人们常佩之物,故天子、诸侯赏赐功臣、宠臣,僚属之间互赠,多以刀为礼物。那么,汉人为何舍剑而取刀作为佩饰之物呢?或者说,汉人带刀习俗 Pre-Qin people love sword, the Han Dynasty is like a knife. Also regardless of adult or boy, and even the emperor, Hou Wang are good Saber, the so-called “Han system, since the Son of Heaven as the official, all without exception” (“Song Book Liberty”) also. Due to the knife is a time when people often wear things, so emperor, princes reward hero, pet ministers, bureaucrats give each other more than a knife as a gift. So, why Han Chinese sword and take the knife as a decorative thing? Or, Chinese knives custom