1, the hieroglyphics of snakes

The hieroglyph of the snake is it. In ancient Oracle Bone Inscriptions and bronze inscriptions, it was depicted as a curved line, which looked like a snake with a protrusion on its head and a protrusion on its tail.

2. Characteristics of snakes

This other word describes the main characteristics of snakes, that is, the body is long and there is a protrusion on the head and tail. These protrusions represent the snake's head and tail, while the curved part in the middle symbolizes the snake's body.

3. Character development

With the development of Chinese characters, the snake character is finally simplified to the shape similar to the English word "S". Although this shape has little to do with the actual image of the snake, it still retains the basic characteristics of the snake.

The Origin, Evolution and Simplification of Chinese Characters —— From Oracle Bone Inscriptions to Modern Chinese Characters

1, the origin of the character

In our country, the origin of characters can be traced back to the early Shang Dynasty more than 3000 years BC. According to the research of archaeologists and historians, the earliest writing form is Oracle Bone Inscriptions, which is a kind of writing carved on tortoise shells and animal bones. The main feature of Oracle Bone Inscriptions is hieroglyphics, that is, expressing the meaning of words in the form of images.

2. The appearance of hieroglyphics.

Pictograph is an image-based writing form, which first appeared in the Neolithic Age over 5000 BC. In China, the earliest hieroglyphs appeared before Oracle Bone Inscriptions. They were mainly simple graphic symbols, such as the sun, the moon, mountains and water. These hieroglyphs gradually evolved into the basis of Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

3. Character development

With the passage of time, the forms of Chinese characters have gradually changed. After Oracle Bone Inscriptions, inscriptions on bronze, seal script, official script and regular script gradually appeared. These writing forms are no longer simple hieroglyphics, but gradually add elements such as understanding, shape and sound, forming a more complex writing system.

4. Simplification of modern Chinese characters

In modern times, the form of Chinese characters has undergone a simplified process. Since 1950s, China government has implemented the policy of simplifying Chinese characters, which makes many complicated Chinese characters easier to learn. These simplified characters are not only easy to read and write, but also retain the basic characteristics of Chinese characters, such as syllables and glyphs.