Abstract: The origin of “jian”（聻）may be related to the custom of hanging cocklebur to drive ghosts in ancient rituals. The fact that the cocklebur became a demon-chasing tool is an accident caused by an erroneous transcription by handwritten. The ancients combined "canger"to the word "jian"（𦗚）, and eventually developed the custom of putting the word "jian"to drive ghosts.

Key words: Initiation ceremonies（釁禮）, Driving ghost（驅鬼）, The Dushuo mountain（度朔山）。