“栗”字见于甲骨文,是甲骨文中为数不多的涉及果树或果实的字。《诗经》及其他古籍中往往把榛和栗放在一起使用,因为古人认为榛和栗是近缘相似的植物。栗子之所以能被人们认识,可能是栗子中含有大量淀粉,可以充当粮食的缘故。栗属于山毛榉科落叶乔木,植株可高达20米,原始的栗分布在北半球温带,我国主要分布在华北、华中地区。 The word “chestnut” found in Oracle, is one of the few words in Oracle that deals with fruit trees or fruit. The Book of Songs and other ancient books often put hazel and chestnut together because the ancients believed that hazel and chestnut are close-knit plants. The reason why chestnuts can be recognized by people is that chestnuts contain a lot of starch and can serve as food. Castanea is a deciduous tree, the plant up to 20 meters, the original chestnut distribution in the northern hemisphere temperate, China is mainly distributed in North China, Central China.