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The origin and origin of Chinese characters

The origin of Chinese characters

From the ancient legend of Cangjie's word-making to the discovery of Oracle Bone Inscriptions more than 65,438,000 years ago, China scholars have been trying to uncover the mystery of the origin of Chinese characters.

Regarding the origin of Chinese characters, there are many sayings in China ancient literature, such as "knot rope theory", "gossip theory", "picture theory" and "calligraphy contract theory". Ancient books also generally recorded the legend of Cang Xie, the historian of the Yellow Emperor who created Chinese characters. Modern scholars believe that systematic writing tools cannot be completely created by one person. If Cang Xie really exists, he should be a text organizer or publisher.

The earliest carved symbols were more than 8000 years ago.

In recent decades, Chinese archaeologists have published a series of unearthed materials about the origin of Chinese characters earlier than Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins. These materials mainly refer to the carved or painted symbols that appeared on pottery in the late primitive society and early historical society, and also include a few symbols engraved on Oracle Bone Inscriptions, jade and stone tools. It can be said that they provide a new basis for explaining the origin of Chinese characters.

Wang, a doctoral supervisor of Zhengzhou University, made a systematic investigation and comparison of the carving symbols on pottery pieces unearthed from more than 100 archaeological sites in China, and thought that the earliest carving symbols in China appeared in Jiahu site in Wuyang, Henan Province, with a history of more than 8,000 years.

As a professional worker, he tried to comprehensively sort out these original materials by comprehensively using scientific methods such as archaeology, ancient Chinese character configuration, comparative philology, scientific archaeology and high-tech means, so as to compare some clues about the occurrence and development of Chinese characters before Shang Dynasty.

However, the situation is not so simple. In addition to the existing small-scale data of Zhengzhou Shangcheng site and Xiaoshuangqiao site (in recent years, more than 10 cases of Zhu Shutao's early characters of Shang Dynasty have been found), other symbols before Shang Dynasty are scattered and lack of contact with each other, and most of them are out of touch with Shang Dynasty characters. There are also some symbols with heavy regional colors and complex backgrounds.

The Chinese character system was formally formed in the Central Plains.

Wang believes that the formal formation of the Chinese character system should be in the Central Plains. Chinese characters are a writing system of independent origin, independent of any foreign language. However, its origin is not single. After many times and long-term running-in, probably in the early summer, our ancestors creatively invented the writing symbol system of recording language on the basis of extensively absorbing and using early symbols. At that time, the Chinese character system matured rapidly.

According to reports, according to the written materials unearthed from archaeological excavations, China had a formal written language at least in the Xia Dynasty. For example, in recent years, archaeologists found the word "Wen" for writing brush and bamboo calligraphy on a flat pottery jar unearthed from Taosi site in Xiangfen, Shanxi. These symbols belong to the basic configuration in the early writing system, but unfortunately such unearthed writing materials are still rare.

Characters first matured in Shang Dynasty.

As far as the written materials of Yin Shang Dynasty are known and seen at present, there are many kinds of written carriers. At that time, in addition to writing on simplified Chinese characters with a brush, other main writing methods were carved on tortoise shells and animal bones, and pottery, jade and Tao Zhu were carved on bronzes. Oracle Bone Inscriptions and bronze ritual vessels used in Yin Ruins are the earliest mature written materials found in China.

The Shang dynasty characters reflected in Yin Ruins are not only reflected in the large number of characters and rich materials, but also in the way of creating characters that has formed its own characteristics and laws. The structural characteristics of basic characters in Shang Dynasty can be divided into four categories: based on the physical characteristics of human body and a certain part of human body; Based on labor creation and labor object; Taking the images of animals and livestock as the basis of word formation; Taking natural images as the basis of word formation. Judging from the cultural connotation of the configuration, the objects selected by these early mature hieroglyphs are quite close to the social life of our ancestors and have strong realistic characteristics. At the same time, the content described by these hieroglyphs involves all levels of people and nature, so it also has the characteristics of extensive sources of configuration.

Interesting homonym:

Mother's Sisters-Suspicious (menstruation)

The crib on the stage-No (Bucheng)

The whip on the stage-overweight (fake horse)

Fire in Kannonji-Miao (Temple Disaster)

Monkey Sun sits in the golden hall-unlike a kind king.

Birthday Shooting-Same tune (gun)

The birthday girl plays the pipa-a cliche (playing)

Wheat straw fire-blowing economizer

Horse racing in the alley-the problem (hoof) is hard to come by

Cross the river by pulling the beard-modesty (pulling the beard) is excessive (crossing the river)

Ring the bell and pull it into the air-fantasy (ring)

Catch bees and eat honey-Tian (sweet) is shameless (stinging)

Buy camels at Huguo Temple-There is no such thing (city)

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is caught in the rice crisis (rice)

The fly flies into the cow's eyes-tired of looking for it (tears)

Bean dregs stick to the door-not sticky (sticky)

Beans and firewood are on fire-hurry (dustpan)

Dried Tofu cook the meat-How many portions (vegetarian)

Cooking with tofu-no words (salt)

This couple hoes the ground-regardless of (hiring) people.

200 yuan peanuts-you have to refute (peel)

Peach in both hands-reasonable (gift)

Blow the two speakers into a tune-they want to ring together.

The charm of drought worships witches-damn it

Bamboo shoots outside the garden-nephew (raw)

Men don't beat their wives-it's a blessing (husband and wife)

A scholar writes poetry-he has two hands (the first one).

Bald man takes off his hat-the first name (Ming)

It's just right for a girl from He's family to give it to Zheng Jiazheng (Zheng Heshi)

Abdominal rowing-expert (navigation)

Measuring Rice with a Turtle Cover —— What Sound (L)

There's smoke in the rice cooker-the rice is burnt.

Light mosquito-repellent incense under the bed-there is no bottom (mosquito)

Frozen Tofu-Difficult (Mixed)

Stir-fry hot beans in a cold pot-the noisier (stir-fry), the colder.

Kitchen God sticks to the door-there is something in words (pictures)

Sand versus bluestone-solid (stone) versus solid (stone)

Sailing on the beach is shallow.

Cows without horns-fake scolding (horses)

I missed the temple fair-don't worry (crowded)

A coffin without a bottom-not a person.

No money to buy conch-save (suck)

A pregnant woman crosses a wooden bridge-taking risks at the same time.

Holding a horse spoon-sincere (sheng) heart

Holding cotton in your arms-a soft (warm) heart

Put the comb in your arms-relax your heart.

The poor buy rice, per liter.

A poor carpenter started his business-only one sentence (saw)

The tinker planted a somersault-handstand (iron)

Zhang Tianshi went to the seaside, feeling very strange.

Zhang Tianshi knelt in the mud and begged (sunshine).

The donkey is riding-no wonder (riding a horse)

Cock wears a hat-official (crown) plus official (crown)

Knock dust on the chicken's head-how many (chickens) suffer from anger?

Chickens peck at ants-just right (food)

Just accept the sole without an awl.

A paper railing-you can't lean on it.

Paper stool-you can't do it (sit)

A papery stove-it won't work if you cross (the pot).

Paper pipa-talking (playing) is not allowed.

Donkey skin stuck to the wall-what a shame (painting)

Kidnappers go to the hospital-consciously (treating feet)

Frog jumps on the drum-understand (knock)

Walking down the coal mine with crutches-bad luck is coming step by step (coal)

Cross the road with a beard-modesty (with a beard)

The horse in the painting-not surprising (riding)

Jujube core cutting board-a few words (saw)

Sell cloth without a ruler-it's intentional.

Selling shrimp without scale-catching blind people (shrimp)

Bonfire bug's ass-not much (bright)

Monks open umbrellas-lawlessness is impossible.

Separated monks-troubled (temple)

Monks sitting in caves-nothing (temples)

Monk dragging wood-something happened (temple)

Monk's home-temple

Monk's skull-can't (send)

Chopping bamboo with an axe-in a hurry (section 1)

Cast a net in a fish pond-excess (fish)

Foxes quarrel-a set of Hu (fox) characters

The fox rides a tiger-the fox is a fake (driving) from the tiger.

Dogs have horns-foreign (sheep) gas

Dogs eat tofu brain-leisure (bit)

Dogs eat grass-pretend (sheep)

Dogs eat cucumbers when they are wrong.

Blind people make fried dough sticks-blind people (fried paste)

Blind people wear glasses-smart (Chongming)

Cattle herders eat crabs-needless to say (with salt)

Sauté ed pickles with salt-too idle (salty)

Install a pot on the kang-transform (the stove)

Washing Huang Lian by the River —— Why is it bitter?

Vegetables grow in rivers-they are not burnt (watered).

Oil pouring candle-a heart (core)

The plasterer fooled the mouse-perfunctory (eyes)

Masons have no ash-wait for bricks.

The plasterer beckons-looking for you (mud)

Masons' tiles are painted with knives.

The clay idol has grass on her body. She is crazy.

Muddy loach playing drums-talking nonsense (playing)

Fear of carpenters-just a word (saw)

Hanging lanterns in the air-mystery (hanging)

An empty shuttle for mending the net-there is no rule of law (weaving)

Empty coffins go to the funeral-there is no one in the eye (wood)

Empty steamer on the table-contending for (steaming)

Put a dry cage on your shoulder-get angry with the fire.

Needle on the thread board-hold it (don't)

Orchard in spring-makes sense (peaches and plums)

Looking at the head of the field in the Spring and Autumn Period-specializing in finding faults (forks)

Glass Bodhisattva-Understanding Man (God)

Selling steamed bread-Yu (steamed)

Zhao Kuangyin has a nosebleed-the red one is (me).

Who gouged out his eyes-the blind judge (ghost)

Chenghuangmiao Drum-Ghost Watch (Knock)

Huang Cheng's master's horse-no wonder (riding)

Lord Huang Cheng's Hu Dou-Ghost Noisy (Fried)

Dai Xiao, Lord of the Town God-Running in vain (robe)

Licorice in the drugstore-an indispensable kind (taste)

Open the drawer of the drugstore-look for (pills)

There is a fire in the teahouse-indeed as expected (burning)

Bo is in the teahouse-Hu (pot)

Straw as a lamp-carelessness (core)

Rumbling in the grass mud pond-laughing (fermenting)

A straw hat is a gong-I can't think of it (loud)

Grass Beach Fire-Kindness (Green)

Buckwheat skin is mashed-the two are not sticky (sticky)

Vitex negundo L.

Sitting in the lobby and using the toilet-stealing (dirty) officials

Little trees have little shade-they can't take care of them.

The tree has fallen-there is no shadow (shadow)

Bacon soup-needless to say (salt)

Eat too much salt and salt-just relax (salty)

Kimchi and Tofu-the word (salt) comes first

Boil tofu with pickles-needless to say (salt)

Pickles dipped in soy sauce are too strict (salty)

The crooked monk confessed-something happened (neck)

Light the noodles-it's impossible to cook (rice)

Riddle:

If you want to talk, just listen to the running water and guess a word.

Light a bonfire and guess a word by the river.

Bad intentions, it's hard to guess.

It's always two o'clock, always two o'clock. Guess a word carefully.

The sun sets in the west and the moon hangs in the east.

Madam, where can you guess a word or two?

I can't guess a word if I want to stop.

On a free day, there are not enough months to guess a word

Write a white cross with a black pen and guess a word.

A thousand words and one sentence is enough to guess.

Is it worth it? Just guess these two points in gold.

Miss Bao Dao guessed the first word.

Meet thousands of miles, guess a word.

Guess a word from Tianding Import.

Come with me and guess a word.

Interrogate and guess a word.

Miss Er guessed a word gesture.

Courtesy, justice and shame, guess a word.

Guess a word by the mountains and rivers.

Add two points to the word "eye" and don't guess the word "congratulations"

Guess a word fat in fifteen days (half a month)

Ninety-nine (one less is hundreds).

Sing a song and guess a word in the sunset.

The two mountains are relatively connected, and there is a dangerous peak among them.

Tanaka guessed ten words at a time.

The rising sun never guesses a word.

It's too early to guess if you don't get rid of the grass.

Jin Mu fire and water (lack of soil) guess a word.

It is not hot in spring and autumn.

Wave goodbye to the guessing army

The joy of making tiles. Guess the last name.

Make fun of it and guess a word.

Don't leave a guess yesterday.

There is a horizontal orthography missing, so don't make a wild guess on the stop word.

Guess a word field that hasn't rained for a long time

Guess a word while people are unprepared. Good boy.

People are not qualified to guess a word.

Guess a word pill at nine o'clock.

Guess a word at twelve o'clock

Guess a word juice at thirteen o'clock.

Liang guessed a little more than sixteen words.

Mu Yi walked through the middle of the field and guessed the word "East".

Short wax gourd guesses a word.

Cyclops guessed a word.

Guess a word. The fish in an acre of land has no head and no tail.

Confucius was speechless when asked ten times.

Fool guess a word.

Why can't you guess half a word?

Talk while playing-book

Heart after heart-forever

These computers are searchable. Just type the word riddle on the computer, and you can find it, a lot!