The following are detailed explanations and related knowledge points:
First, China's scariest word.
According to the grotesque characters recorded in Kangxi Dictionary, it can be determined that China's most frightening word is "ghost".
Second, the font characteristics
The word "ghost" is composed of "non" and "ghost", and the glyph structure is strange, and the whole glyph gives people a strange and gloomy feeling.
Third, the historical origin.
The word "ghost" first appeared in the "dry divination" in the Book of Changes. "What you are doing is the sky, that Yang ... thing or auspicious thing, and ghosts and gods harm it. There is no big blame." The "ghost" here refers to supernatural power, which was later used to describe strange and unknown functions.
Fourth, the application in literature and art.
The word "ghost" is widely used in literature and art, such as ghost stories, ghost images and ghost paintings, which are closely related to the word "ghost". In artistic creation, the word "ghost" is widely used and is welcomed by the public because of its frightening degree.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) the meaning of folk culture
"Ghost" is also an important symbol in China folklore. During the Chinese New Year, people put up couplets to kill "ghosts" and put up placards prohibiting "ghosts" in communities and streets. All these activities illustrate the symbolic significance of "ghost" in the minds of China people.
Abstract of intransitive verbs
Although "ghost" is the most frightening word in China, it is not only a tool to scare people, but also plays a very important role in the culture and art of China. For us, knowing the grim word "ghost" is not terrible, but we can better understand the culture and tradition of China.
Ghosts, also known as undead or ghosts, are considered by some people as souls left behind after death, and can also be called ghosts. Atheists believe that since we have not found conclusive evidence of the existence of ghosts so far. Some people think that "ghost" exists as a kind of radio wave (mind). Moreover, people's brains also selectively receive different radio waves (mindfulness), so some people are particularly easy to "see" ghosts, while others are not.