“臣” ,是一个常见的文言词。许慎在《说文解字》(以下简称《说文》)中解释“臣”的本义为 :“牵也。事君也。象屈服之形。”这个解释是值得商榷的。　　弄清了“臣”字的本义是“眼睛”之后 ,我们再来认识它的引伸义 ,就可追本溯源 ,顺理明义了。“臣”的直接引申义是“奴隶? “Hill” is a common classical Chinese words. Xu Shen explained the original meaning of “minister” in “Shuo Wen Jie Zi” (hereinafter referred to as “Shuo Wen”) as: “It is also worth discussing that” it is a matter of fact that it is also a matter of yield. “ After we have ascertained that the original meaning of the word ”minister“ is ”the eye,“ let us come to understand its extension and righteousness. The direct extension of ”minister“ is ”slave?