Chinese characters carry the information of China culture, so how does the evolution of modern Chinese characters reflect the changes of modern China culture?

Chinese characters have experienced the hieroglyphics of primitive society-Oracle Bone Inscriptions-Zhong Dingwen-Da Zhuan-Xiao Zhuan-Li Shu-Kai Shu, which also represents the development of China culture. They have evolved step by step and are closely related to social culture and national culture. Our writing is the cornerstone of our culture. Chinese characters contain culture, and culture directly promotes the formation of Chinese characters. Now Chinese characters have become a culture.

We are familiar with the idiom "the harmony between man and nature", which means that there are many similarities between nature and human beings, and they can even be combined into one. This understanding can be seen from the ancient word-making. In the early Chinese characters Oracle Bone Inscriptions and inscriptions, "Tian" stood in front of the portrait, "Tian, Dian also." [1] The sky is an endless space above people's heads, and the image of the sky is reflected by the image of people. Furthermore, where did the words "ethics" and "morality" come from? It turns out that it has the same sound as the word "Lun" next to the word water. The "rot" of Sanshui is "small ripple of water". When the breeze ripples on the water, it is dynamic but calm and harmonious, so the ancestors thought that the relationship between people should be the same, and created the homonym "Lun". Used to express the harmonious relationship between people. It can be seen that we can understand the thoughts and concepts of the ancients from many familiar words or idioms.

Let's look at our name culture from Chinese characters. In ancient times, there were surnames, names, characters and numbers. A person is born with a surname, and descendants of the same descent have the same surname. This is the meaning of the word "surname" that philology tells us. The original meaning of surname comes from the name of the same female ancestor. In the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the social function of surnames was to represent the names of races with the same blood relationship, so today a family with blood relationship will have the same surnames. "Name" is used by the elders at home when they are young, and "birth name" is the abbreviation of "name", usually for convenience or intimacy. When adults enter the society, they have to take another name, which is what we call "Zi". Male, 20 years old, takes characters when adults hold coronation ceremony, female, 15 years old, takes characters when they get married. The choice of words is out of respect and out of the need of "taboo for the elderly", which is called by peers and younger generations. I didn't make my own names and characters, I made my own names and nicknames, and some were given by others. "Nothing" is usually a person's first, and many of them are called nicknames. For example, Du Fu's name is Ling Du Yelao and Ling Du Buyi, Li Bai's name is Qinglian Jushi, and Su Shi's name is Dongpo Jushi. Celebrities have their own names, called "elegant names". Tao Yuanming, a poet in Jin Dynasty, was called "Mr. Wuliu", and Ouyang Xiu, a poet in Song Dynasty, was called "Liu Yiju" in his later years. After his death, his descendants gave him posthumous title according to his deeds before his death. In ancient times, it was not only the emperor who was eligible for posthumous title, but also posthumous title after the death of princes, doctors, officials, queens and concubines. As the supreme ruler of feudal society, its titles can be divided into four categories: posthumous title, Temple, Year and Honor. The ancient emperor of China had a title before his death, and after his death, he had a title of posthumous title and Temple. Honorary title is a special title of the emperor. The honorific title of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty was "Golden Wheel Heavenly Emperor", and the honorific title of Ye Lahu, Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing Dynasty was "Empress Dowager Cixi supported health, mu, longevity, and offered sacrifices to the Empress Dowager".

China's calligraphy is an important part of China culture. Since 1980s, with the mutual exchange of cultures of various countries, the calligraphy works of China's quintessence have become the focus of artists all over the world. China Calligraphy Exhibition has been exhibited in Germany, France and the United States for many times, which has amazed the world. The original meaning of the word "book" is "a book written on bamboo and silk". [2] So books are written with a brush. The word "calligraphy" is explained together, which generally refers to the art of calligraphy, especially the art of writing Chinese characters with a brush. In other words, the calligraphy art developed on the basis of the practicality of Chinese characters is becoming more and more artistic. It not only formed several main fonts such as seal script, official script, regular script, running script and cursive script, but also produced many different styles of calligraphy. China's calligraphy has a long history. It absorbed the essence of China culture, exuded unique and profound charm, and became a magnificent spectacle in the history of human civilization.

The couplet with calligraphy as the theme is a unique literary form in China, which requires neat antithesis, smooth coordination and even ending. These characteristics are similar to those of metrical poems, because they are developed from the antithesis of metrical poems: "I have been there, Yangliuyiyi;" I think it will rain today. [3] About 3000 years ago, our ancestors used antithesis in China. Couplets, closely linked with Chinese characters and calligraphy, have become a precious culture in China. Nowadays, in real life, couplets can be written, carved, posted, hung, written, presented and collected, and can be used in stone paintings, tourist attractions, weddings and funerals, interior design, stage props, news headlines, advertisements, chapter novels and word games, which have penetrated into all fields of society.

As can be seen from the above, Chinese characters are closely related to names, calligraphy and couplets. Chinese character culture involves not only the spiritual field, but also all fields of material culture. Now Chinese has become the most widely used language in the world, and China culture has attracted more and more attention. Chinese and China culture are being loved by the public in many countries. I hope Chinese characters and culture in China can be further promoted.