Contents of the handwritten newspaper for the fifth grade Chinese language: Traveling through the Kingdom of Chinese Characters

Chinese characters have undergone changes for more than 6,000 years. The evolution process is:

Oracle bone inscription → bronze inscription → small seal script → official script → regular script → running script?

(Shang Dynasty) (Zhou) (Qin) (Han) (Wei and Jin) Cursive script?

Oracle bone inscriptions carved on tortoise shells and animal bones with a knife: It is the earliest known Chinese character. Its glyphs range from large to small, and the strokes The lines are very thin, and each word is like a picture drawn by a child.

The bronze inscriptions engraved on bronze vessels are almost as old as oracle bone inscriptions. Its strokes are thicker and the size is more symmetrical. .

Warring States characters: During the Warring States period in Chinese history (475 BC - 221 BC), China was divided into seven vassal states. The characters of each country are very different, just like ancient codes. It is difficult to decipher.

After Qin Shihuang unified China in 221 BC, he also unified Chinese characters. This laid the foundation for the unification of Chinese national culture and promoted economic and cultural exchanges and development.

The unified script of the Qin Dynasty: Xiaozhuan, which finalized the strokes and structure of Chinese characters and laid the foundation for the square shape of Chinese characters.

The Chinese characters created in prison: official script, are a simple way of writing Xiaozhuan , was first popular among lower-class people in the Qin Dynasty. According to legend, Cheng Miao compiled it into a new font in prison.

Chinese characters have undergone changes for more than 6,000 years, and their evolution process is:

Oracle Bone Inscriptions → Bronze Inscriptions → Small Seal Script → Official Script → Regular Script → Running Script?

(Shang) (Zhou) (Qin) (Han) (Wei and Jin) Cursive Script?

Carved with a knife The oracle bone inscriptions on tortoise shells and animal bones are the earliest known Chinese characters. Its glyphs range from large to small, and the strokes are very thin. Each character is like a picture drawn by a child.

Bronze inscriptions engraved on bronze vessels: almost as old as oracle bone inscriptions. Its strokes are thicker and the size is more symmetrical.

Warring States inscriptions: During the Warring States period in Chinese history (475 BC - 221 BC) Years), China was divided into seven vassal states. The characters of each country are very different, like ancient codes, which are difficult to decipher.

In 221 BC, after Qin Shihuang unified China, he also changed the Chinese characters Unified. Since then, it has laid the foundation for the cultural unification of the Chinese nation and promoted economic and cultural exchanges and development.

The unified character of the Qin Dynasty: Xiaozhuan, which shaped the strokes and structure of Chinese characters and laid the foundation for the Chinese character square The basis of shape.

Chinese characters created in prison: Lishu, a simple writing method of Xiaozhuan, was first popular among the lower class people in the Qin Dynasty. It is said that Cheng Miao compiled it into a new font in prison.