“百姓”今天的意思是相对于官员而言的普通人,但它最早却是指官员。在周朝之前,只有贵族才有姓,普通老百姓是没有姓的,因此那时的“百姓”是指贵族和官员。“百”是概数,言其多,所以众多的贵族和官员合称“百姓”《尚书·尧典》篇中说:“九族既睦,平章百姓。”这句话的意思是:九族既已和睦,接下来就彰明百官的职责了。春秋后期诸侯问征战不休,“百姓”开始失去贵族的意义。战国之后,“百姓”开始泛指平民。 “People ” Today’s meaning is relative to the ordinary officials, but it is the first official. Before the Zhou dynasty, only the aristocrats had surnames. Ordinary people did not have surnames, so at that time “people” meant aristocrats and officials. “Bai ” is the number of the summary, its many words, so many of the aristocracy and officials jointly called “people ”, “Shang Yao Dian Code” articles said: “The nine ethnic groups are harmonious, The meaning is: The nine ethnic groups have been reconciled, and then to clarify the responsibilities of the official. In the late Spring and Autumn Period priests asked endless battle, ”people “ began to lose the meaning of aristocracy. After the Warring States, ”people" began to refer to civilians.