王宗岳《太极拳论》中有一句“立如平准”。“平准”也有写做“枰准”的,其义相同。什么是“平准”呢?近人解释不一。有人解释做“秤”,说“立式如同秤,称之准确”(姜容樵),“身体端正,要象秤准一样”(顾留馨)。有的解释做“天平”,说“‘平’即天平;‘准’即天平表示平衡的指针”(郭福厚)。还有人认为“枰”是一种可以旋转的赌具。等等。这些解释均系望文生义,所得结论难免牵强附会。因为“平”或“枰”都和“秤”无关;说是“天平”也欠依据,所以以上解释均非“平准”一词的最早出处。 我认为“平准”源于《庄子》,原文是,“水静则明烛须眉,平中准;大匠取法焉。”水静则乎的话与庄周 Wang Zongyue “Tai Chi on” there is a “legislation as flat.” “Leveling” also have to write “level”, the same meaning. What is “level” it? Near explanation. Someone explains doing “scale” and saying “vertical is like a scale, saying it is accurate” (Jiang Rongqiao). “Body should be corrected to the same standard” (GU Liu-Xin). Some interpretations do “balance” and say “flat” ie balance; “standard” ie balance indicates balance “(Guo Fuhou). Others think that ”ping“ is a kind of gambling that can be rotated. and many more. All of these explanations are based on literary grace and the conclusions will inevitably be far-fetched. Because ”Ping“ or ”Leo“ has nothing to do with ”scale“; that is, ”balance“ also owes no basis, so the above explanation is not ”flat“ the earliest source. I think ”flat“ comes from ”Chuang Tzu“, the original is, ”the water is still the candle Ming Jing, Ping Zhongzhun;