甲骨文、金文中的“东”,从形体上看,都象是两端扎起来的口袋。《汉语大字典》按:“甲骨文象实物囊中括其两端之间,为‘橐’的初文。后世借为‘东西’‘东方’之东。” “西”,《说文解字》解释说:“西,鸟在巢上,象形。日在西方而鸟棲,故因以为东西之西。”甲骨文、金文中的“西”从形体上看均象鸟巢,小篆加曲线代表鸟形,是鸟落在巢上休息。商承祚《殷墟文字类编》:“今诸文正象鸟巢状。”左民安《汉字例话》:“西字本文就是‘棲’。” “南”,《说文解字》解释说:“南,草木至南方有枝任也。”郭沫若《甲骨文字研究》:“由字之形象而言,余以为殆钟镈之类之乐器……钟镈皆南陈,故其字孳乳为东南之南。”尚有人认为古文“南”形体似龟甲,本义为龟甲。“南”指南方,是假借。 “北”《说文解字》解释说:“北,(?)也。从二人相背。”唐兰《释四方之名》:“北由二 Oracle, Gold “East”, physically, are like the ends of the pocket together. “Chinese Dictionary” Press: “Oracle like the physical bag, including between the ends, as the first text of the” 橐. “Later borrowed for the ’things’ east’ East ’.’ ’West,’ Shuowen Jiezi Explain: ”West, the bird in the nest, the pictogram. Day in the West and bird habitat, it is thought to be the West.“ Oracle, Jin text in the ”West“ from the physical point of view are like a bird’s nest, Seal plus the curve represents the bird Shape, is a bird resting on the nest. Shang Cheng 祚 ”Yin Ruins text class“: ”Now all the text is like a bird’s nest.“ Left Min An example of ”Chinese characters:“ ”This word is the habitat habitat.“ ”South,“ Explain Word Explain : ”South, vegetation to the south of any branches.“ Guo Moruo ”Oracle Word Research:“ By the word of the image, I think the bell is almost like the instruments ... ... Zhong Kui are Chen, so its word breeding South of the South East. ”Some people think that the ancient“ South ”shape like tortoiseshell, the original meaning of tortoiseshell. “South” guide side, is a fake. “North” “Explain Word” explains: “North, (?) Also from the back of two.” Tang Lan “release of the name of the Quartet”: "North by two