"Luo" is a Chinese character, which is pronounced as "Luo", originally meaning "Luo". It is an ancient ornament worn around the neck instead of pearls and jade.
The origin of Chinese characters
Xiaoshi also comes from the music of stones. Lang hit it with one blow.
Notes on Shuo Wen Jie Zi
Small stones (gravel). Explain the name. Small stones are called pebbles. Gravel and materials. The small stone is in the middle. Materials are naturally not in the air. Chu Ci Wang Yi notes two clouds. Small stones are gravel. Kyung-joo Fine stones are called pebbles. Congshi Music. Hit it with one blow. The old voice is in the second part.
Kangxi dictionary
Tang Yun, Luggage, Ji Yun, Yunhui and Zheng Yun are all different calendars and sounds. "Jade" garlands and neck ornaments. There is also a "five-tone rhyme" strike and cut, and the sound is foggy. Like gravel. Small stones are called pebbles.
Knowledge expansion
Wreath, also known as Artemisia annua. Han costumes. It is an ornament hanging around the neck and on the chest, which consists of various small flowers. It is an ancient Indian style, which was introduced to China with Buddhism in the Han Dynasty. In painting, it was used by Buddha statues, immortals and goddesses, and later became an ornament for ladies.
In ancient times, ornaments made of pearls and jade were mostly used as necklaces. Originally, the garland was a decoration between the necks of ancient Indian Buddha statues. Later, Buddhism was introduced to China. In the Tang dynasty, it was imitated and improved by women who love beauty and seek novelty, and became a necklace. Its shape is relatively large and it is the most luxurious necklace.
The materials for making the "wreath" are the "crown of all treasures, the wreath of eight treasures" in the Vimalakīrti Classic; The Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Method records that "all kinds of flowers are synthesized with gold, silver, glass, tortoise shell, agate, pearls (that is, pearls) and seven treasures of roses". It can be seen that the wreath should be made of all the treasures in the world, which means "boundless light". In addition, there is the meaning of beautiful jade.
As for the use of wreaths, generally speaking, before the rise of Buddhism, people in the ancient South Asian subcontinent had already used them. Especially the nobles there often use it to decorate their bodies and show their identity. The gods of ancient South Asian subcontinent were naturally the projection incarnation of aristocratic rulers in the sky, and they also used this kind of ornaments.
Xuanzang recorded what he saw with his own eyes in the ancient South Asian subcontinent in the article "Clothes and Clothes" in Volume II of the Records of the Western Regions of Datang, and both men and women could "wear wreaths first". Especially the nobles: "princes and ministers wear different clothes: the crown of Huaman is regarded as jewelry; Wear a wreath as a body ornament. "
According to Volume I of Ode to the Buddhist Academy, Sakyamuni was "dignified" when he was a prince. According to the "Book of Building Blocks" in Chinese Han Jing, there is a record that young girls used to decorate their bodies: "At the peak of the year, they bathed in incense, dressed in bright and clean clothes, and decorated with gorgeous ornaments."