Introduction to Chinese Character “LIANG”
说文解“量”
Course Syllabus 课程章节
1China has a long history of metrology, which can be traced back to the end of primitive society. About 4000 years ago in the early Xia Dynasty, a relatively unified instrument and system for measuring time, length, capacity, and weight had been established. This course introduces the development and evolution history of the word“LIANG(量)”, common words containing the two characters, and historical stories related to them.
中国计量历史悠久,源远流长,可以追溯到原始社会末期。大约在4000年前的夏朝初期,已建立了相对统一的测量时间、长度、容量和重量的器具和制度了。本课程将介绍“量”字的发展演变史、包含“量”字的常用词及和它们相关的历史典籍故事。