簠
金
篆
隶fǔ
【析形】形声字。金文字形从匚(表示容器),甫声,小篆字形从竹、从皿,甫声。竹、皿,表示与竹制器皿有关。
【释义】《说文》:“黍稷圜器也。”本义是古祭祀、宴享时用以盛黍稷稻粱的容器。出土实物均为方形。《周礼·地官·舍人》:“凡祭祀,共簠、簋,实之陈之。”郑玄注:“方曰簠,圆曰簋,盛黍稷稻粱器。”长方形,口外侈,有四短足及二耳。盖与器形状相同,合上为一器,打开则成大小相同的两个器皿。西周早期开始出现,春秋、战国流行,后世有仿制。
【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character. In Bronze Inscriptions the meaningful part is匚(a vessel)while the phonetic component is甫(fǔ, man's courtesy name). In Small Seal script the meaningful parts are 竹(zhú,bamboo)and皿(mǐn, vessel) but the phonetic component is甫(fǔ, man's courtesy name). 竹(zhú,bamboo) and 皿(mǐn,vessel)relate to the bamboo vessel.
【original meaning】 An ancient container for the ritual and feast, used to hold , millet, rice, sorghum,etc.