【析形】形声字。甲骨文字形像竖立的床榻之形。小篆字形增意符“木”,从木、爿声。隶、楷字形承之。 【释义】《说文》:“安身之坐者。字亦作床。”本义是供人坐的坐具。其形制与现代不同,较矮,较小,主要是供人坐的,偶尔也当卧具,特别是不在房子里住宿时。后逐步演变为供人兼坐卧两用,现代专指躺卧的床榻。此外,与床形状相似的其他器具也可称床,如[车床]、[机床]等。 【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character.In Oracle,it has a shape of a bed.Later木(mù,wood)was added to it,so the shape became牀(chuáng)in Small Seal script. 【original meaning】Its original meaning is a kind of seat.Different from that in modern times,the shape is shorter and smaller,mainly for sitting.But now it means bed.