the word "Chinese character" is not written in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. This word was first seen in inscriptions on bronze. As shown in the following figure:
Oracle Bone Inscriptions is an ancient script in China, also known as "Qiwen", "Oracle bone inscriptions", Yin Ruins script or "tortoise shell and beast bone script". As an early form of Chinese characters, it is a mature script in Shang Dynasty in China, which was first unearthed in Yin Ruins in Anyang City. It belongs to old chinese, not the ancient or primitive languages of other languages.
Oracle Bone Inscriptions was discovered in Yinxu, Anyang City, Henan Province, China, and it is the cultural product of Shang Dynasty (about 17th century BC-11th century BC) with a history of about 3,6 years.
Oracle Bone Inscriptions has a symmetrical and stable pattern. Prepare the three elements of calligraphy, namely, using a pen, finishing words and composing. Judging from the number and structure of fonts, Oracle Bone Inscriptions has developed into a more rigorous and systematic text. The principle of "six characters" in Chinese characters is reflected in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. However, the traces of the original pictures and words are still obvious.
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From the characters on Oracle bones, they have possessed the three elements of China's calligraphy, namely, writing, writing and composition. His brushwork lines are neat and thin, straight and thick, and the strokes are folded in many ways, which has an impact on the penknife of seal cutting in later generations.
From the perspective of structural fonts, the characters not only have changes, but also have different sizes, but they are balanced and symmetrical, showing a stable pattern. Therefore, from the perspective of composition, although influenced by the size and shape of bone fragments, it still shows the carving skills and artistic characteristics of writing. "Oracle bone calligraphy" has become popular among some calligraphers and calligraphy lovers, which proves its charm.
From the pen, Oracle Bone Inscriptions used a knife to carve on hard tortoise shells or animal bones, so he used straight lines when carving, and curves were also carved by short straight lines. The stroke thickness is also uniform; Because the knife is raised and closed straight, most lines are slightly thicker in the middle and slightly thinner at both ends, which are thin, firm, straight and smooth, and full of three-dimensional sense.
As far as word formation is concerned, Oracle Bone Inscriptions's appearance is mostly rectangular or a few squares, which has the beauty of symmetry or the beauty of variety of a word. Moreover, Oracle Bone Inscriptions also has the structural form of combining Fiona Fang and opening a collection of words, and some words also have more or less pictographic traces, which are childish and vivid in the initial development stage of words.