The Remarkable Evolution of Chinese Characters

The Remarkable Evolution of Chinese Characters

Chinese characters are beautifully designed and have an air of wisdom to them. But there’s more to Chinese characters than aesthetics — they’re a reflection of 3,000 years of cultural evolution.

In this Explore Mode, we dive into the history behind Chinese characters. We’ll also teach you how they are formed and how they developed into the logograms we see nowadays.


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Imperial China Cinematic by Shane Ivers
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Sources:
Oracle Bone Scripts
https://www.omniglot.com/chinese/jiaguwen.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script#Structure_and_function
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9gfIqOo__I

Traditional Chinese Characters vs. Simplified Chinese Characters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate_on_traditional_and_simplified_Chinese_characters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Character_Simplification_Scheme
http://pinyin.info/readings/defrancis/chinese_writing_reform.html#n12

Seal Scripts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_script
http://en.chinaculture.org/library/2008-01/24/content_42034.htm

Produced by Sofia K.
Edited by Amanda Lee

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