The origin of Chinese characters A high official called CangJie (4666—4596BC) asked his servant to buy a new cart after an accident. The naïve was cheated.

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The origin of Chinese characters

A high official called CangJie (4666—4596BC) asked his servant to buy a new cart after an accident. The naïve was cheated because the forgot whether it should be “Two horses = one cart”, “Two carts = one horse”

Cangjie ( 仓颉 ) claimed to be the inventor of Chinese characters five thousand years ago.

The origin of Chinese characters: inscriptions on oracle bones 甲骨文

Chinese characters are like pictures, or call them: pictograph characters.

CA GFDB E

Chinese characters can be thought of as square- shaped “signs”.

Ideographs: graphical representations of abstract ideas 1. 一 2. 二 3. 三 4. 凶 5. 上 6. 下 7. 凹 8. 凸

Guess the meanings of the words

C B A D E F

Guess the pronunciation and meanings of the words

The Evolution of Chinese Character writing styles

Chinese calligaraphy is considered an art, let’s enjoy some works: