本文根据有关资料考证出“炳烛”中的“炳”字为“焫”字之讹,此二字音、义相去甚远。但现有辞书、字书并未对此有所解说和区别。自“焫烛”错讹为“炳烛”后,“炳烛”又讹为“秉烛”。本文论证了“焫”一讹为“炳”,再讹为“柄”,后又通作“秉”的演变过程,从而区别了“焫烛”、“炳烛”、“秉烛”三词的不同含义。 This article based on the data to verify the “Bing” in the “Bing” word “焫” word of the error, the two pronunciation, meaning a long way from. However, the existing dictionaries, textbooks did not explain and distinguish this. Since the “焫 candle” is wrongly translated as “炳 candle”, “炳 candle” is also false as “candle.” This article demonstrates the evolution of “焫” as “Bing” and then as “handle” and then as “Bing”, so as to distinguish the words “焫” “,” 炳 烛 “and” 秉 烛 " Different meanings