本文是繼拙作〈從身體思維探測詞義發展—以《詩經》方位詞「上」為例〉之後，為對詞義探討展開另一種研究路徑，試從認知語言學的意象圖式，以《詩》方位詞「下」為研討對象，進行詞義探測，藉以驗證此理論的可行性。首先檢索《詩》中「下」的文例，以傳統注疏為基礎，分項訓釋「下」的詞義；繼而，輔以認知語言學中的意象圖式，圖繪「下」詞義型態，說解「下」詞義的相似與轉換，綜理詞義系統及其發展路徑，從中找到詞義發展的規律與現象。如此從傳統語言材料出發，引用西方認知語言學概念作為理解與運用，在學術的相互激盪，期有助於吾人為詞義衍生找到較為具體的解讀方式。

The purpose of this study is to search the illustrative articles of "Shiah" in the Shih-Ching from traditional notes and commentaries, then combined culture and syntax rules to realize the semantic meaning of "Shiah". Besides, I attempts to describe semantic system and extension of "Shiah" in the Shih-Ching through image - schema, metaphor, and metonymy in cognitive linguistics. The study method includes accumulation of traditional linguistic material and realization by the concepts of western cognitive linguistics. My study shows that there is interweaved influence among Chinese and Western culture, various academic researchs, which will conduce to find more concrete and effective ways in semantic study.