“格物”是中国哲学史上的一个重要概念,也是一个引起极大争议的概念。在围绕这一概念的诸多解释中,以朱熹的解说影响最大。本文认为,朱熹对“格物”的理解,其实是一种纵向的认识论,而根据早期儒家经典及汉唐注疏,并结合文字间的互训关系,可以看出“格物”其实是一种横向的、以类相推的方法论,是对远古以来中国人特有的认知方法的概括。这种横向的认知方法是对朱熹“理一分殊”思想体系的一个补充。 “Lattice ” is an important concept in the history of Chinese philosophy, but also a concept that caused great controversy. Among the many explanations surrounding this concept, Zhu Xi’s explanation has the greatest impact. This article argues that Zhu Xi’s understanding of “lattice ” is actually a kind of vertical epistemology. According to the early Confucian classics and the Han and Tang dynasties, combined with the mutual intercourse between the two languages, we can see that “lattice ” is actually A horizontal and analogy-based methodology is a generalization of Chinese-specific cognitive methods since ancient times. This horizontal cognitive method is a complement to Zhu Xi ’s theory of “one thing or the other”.