This paper investigates the diachronic evolution of the verbs of “put on”(“衣 “(yi), “服”(fu), “着“(zhuo), “穿“(chuan) ). In ancient time, (“衣“(yi), “服”(fu) was existed. “着“(zhuo)was existed Weijinnanbei Dynasty. “着“(zhuo) took over “衣 “(yi) from Weijinnanbei Dynasty to Song Dynasty. “穿“(chuan) was existed Tang five Dynasty. It took over “着“(zhuo) from Yuan Dynasty up to now. Through research, The author found the reason why “衣“(yi), “服”(fu) mian used as a noun in modern times.
This paper also researched the relationship of verbs of “put on” and “上 (shang)” and found the reason why the words for the concept of “put on” often collocate with “上(shang)”.
Final, This paper Showed the regional divergence between the South and the North of verbs of “put on”.