Second, the etymological evolution of "sage"

Saint, Oracle Bone Inscriptions = (* * *, for worship)+(earth, earth), which means the land god for worship. In the eyes of the ancients, the land that gave birth to everything was magical and perfect. Some Oracle Bone Inscriptions simplified "* * *" to "you".

In seal script, the word "worship" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions is written obliquely as "you", and the middle part of Oracle Bone Inscriptions is written as "earth". After the official script, the oblique "you" in the seal script was written as "you"

The ancients called Tianshi "God" and Earthmaster "Saint". Because the original meanings of "sage" and "saint" are similar, after the Tang and Song Dynasties, "sage" was often used instead of "saint"; The simplified scheme of Chinese characters combines "saint" and "saint" into one.

Original meaning of coinage: noun, magical and perfect land god.

Extended data

Shengyan group

I. Sacred

Extremely noble and solemn; Invincible: the mission of ~. Our territory is inviolable.

Second, holiness.

Holy and pure: ~

Three. saintess

1. In ancient times, it refers to the person with the noblest character and the highest wisdom. For example, Confucius was honored as a saint by the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

2. Courtesy of courtiers to monarchs in feudal times.

Fourth, the holy hand

It refers to someone who is more skilled in a certain aspect: Chinese medicine.

V. Imperial edict

In feudal society, the emperor's orders are often used as metaphors: do you take his words as ~?

Baidu Encyclopedia-Saints (Chinese Characters)