The character Qian (䙴) first appeared in oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, it meant relocation or migration. During the Warring States period, its meaning extended and its written form differentiated. The original character Qian (䙴) often represented QianXing, a form of punishment by exile, and the differentiated character Qian (遷) took on the meaning of relocation or migration originally carried by Qian (䙴). In Qin and Han legal documents, Qian (䙴) and Qian (遷) had clearly defined functions, but in other Qin and Han texts, there was a phenomenon of functional overlap between them. In the later Western Han period, these two characters underwent functional merger, with Qian (遷) assuming all functions and Qian (䙴) gradually disappearing. The reasons for the function changes can be attributed to the frequent migration activities during the Qin Dynasty, the culture and psychology of seeking auspiciousness and avoiding misfortune, the pursuit of clear semantic representation in writing, and the dynamic adjustment of the Chinese character functional system.

1. 引言
2. “䙴”“遷”二字的職能 分化與合併過程
    2. 1 秦代“䙴”“遷”的職能分佈
    2.2 漢代“䙴”“遷”的職能分佈
3. “䙴”“遷”二字職能變化的原因
    3.1 秦代頻繁的遷徙活動影響
    3.2 趨吉避凶的文化心理影響
    3.3 追求文字表義清晰的影響
    3.4 漢字職用系統動態調整的結果
4. 結語

• 李茵茵(鄭州大學) | Yinyin LI
• 何余華(鄭州大學漢字文明研究中心) | Yuhua HE