《周易·渐卦》新解——兼论《渐卦》与《诗经·渐渐之石》的关系

摘要

考《诗经·渐渐之石》篇，得出《渐卦》与《渐渐之石》无论是单个的“渐”字还是各自描述的内容都存在一定联系的结论，其中“渐”义应为“山石高峻之貌”。《渐卦》初爻辞有“小子”一词，各家解释不一，通过对先秦主要典籍中凡出现“小子”一词的各篇章的分析，可知《渐卦》中的“小子”指代“青年男子”。整个《渐卦》描述两件事：一是青年男子出征打仗之始末；二是妻子对出征丈夫的思念及艰辛的生活状况。%Based on a research of Jian Jian Zhi Shi in The Book of Songs, it is discovered that both the single word ＂Jian＂ and the respective content of Hexagram Jian in Zhouyi are associated with Jian Jian Zhi Shi, and ＂Jian＂ means ＂towering and steep＂. Different scholars have different interpretations about the word ＂Xiaozi＂ in Hexagram Jian. Based on a textual research of the main books before the Qin Dynasty, ＂Xiaozi＂ refers te ＂young men＂. Hexagram Jian describes two things： a young man set off to fight; his wife thought about her husband and lived a bitter life.