基于古汉字字源学视角下首服文化研究

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中图分类号：H121；K892.23 文献标志码：A 文章编号：1674-2346（2026）01-0058-08

A Study on the Culture of Headwear from the Perspective of Ancient Chinese Character Etymology

CHENXizhuoLIBina

（a.SchoolofFashion，.HueiIntangileCulturalGeneticResearchCenter，WuhanTextileUniversity，Wuhan43073，Cina） Abstract：Thispaper explorestheoriginsofheadwearandthe meaningsoftheterms"mian"（冕），“bian”（弁），and "guan" （冠）duringthepre-Qinperiod，employingancientChinesecharacteretymologyastheanalyticalframework.Specificallyit analyzestheirorigins，istoricalevolutionandtheevolvingmeaningsofthircharacterstructuresovertime.Thus，tissearch reaffirms theoriginsofheadwearandelucidatestheculturalimplicationsderivedfromit.Thefindingsrevealthat "mian"（冕） wasanornamentalheadpiecewornbyindividualsofhighstatusinancienttimes，typicallybeforetheXiadynasty.Notablyit featureddistinctivedecorativeanimalhorsthatsymbolizedpower，status，andrank.Incontrast，theoriginalmeaningsof"bian" （弁）and"guan"（冠）refertothecoming-of-ageceremonyforancientmalesattwenty，markingtheirtransitionintoadulthood andtheaquisitionofadultsocialrightsandresponsibilities.Fromthisperspective，theculturalconnotationsoftheorigisof “mian，”“bian，”and "guan"inthepre-Qinperiodprimarilyencompasstheextensionofsurvivalneeds，thesymbolizationof social hierarchy，and the embodiment of ritual and adulthood ceremonies.

Key words：headwear；Mianfu （Ceremonial Crown）；Guanfu （Oficial Headwear）；Bianfu （Formal Headwear）

“首”即头部，首服则是中国古人头部的佩饰，不仅有着保暖和装饰的作用，也是男子成年仪式和身份等级的象征，甚至还曾作为人类生存的手段以及精神沟通的桥梁。（剩余8954字）