提 要：本文在学术界对楚文字“”讨论的基础上，从多个角度论证《系年》整理者将包山简“”释读为“衅”的合理性，并结合出土文字及传世典籍中所见的有关资料，着重阐述古代中国杀狗于门的门祭习俗。

关键词：；杀犬；门祭

Title:Research on the Custom of Killing Dogs in the Pre-Qin Period from the Characters in the Chu Bamboo Slips

Author:Yuan Jinping, Associate Professor, College of Humanities, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, 443002, China.

Abstract:On the basis of discusses about the Chu character ‘’, this paper first gives full supports to the viewpoints of character ‘’ in the Baoshan bamboo slips meant to ‘衅’, which is put forward by the scholars sifting chapter Xi-nian in the Tsinghua collection of bamboo slips. And the author mainly discusses the sacrificial rites on Door God in Early China according to materials of unearthed characters and ancient literatures.

Key words:‘’; Killing dogs; Sacrificial rites on Door God