“朝”“暮”二字的构形意图,稍有点文字学常识的人都很熟悉,然而,其中所蕴涵的神话意义,尚未被普遍注意。 在古文字中,“朝”字的构形主要有三类:一类象日月处在草丛或林木之中(字表1、2);一类有日无月(字表 “Chao” and “Twilight” are very familiar to those who are familiar with literary knowledge. However, the implication of the mythology has not been noticed universally. In ancient writing, there are mainly three types of “朝” characters: one is sun and moon in grass or trees (words 1 and 2); the other is words without words