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Hieroglyphs evolved from hieroglyphs and are one of the oldest fonts. Unlike phonography, hieroglyphs belong to ideographs. Because of the inherent complexity and difficulty in learning, hieroglyphics are gradually replaced by pinyin characters which are easier to learn and master initially in most areas.
Pictograph, which comes from pictures and characters, is the most primitive method of word-making, and its pictographic nature is weakened and its symbolism is enhanced. Egyptian hieroglyphics, Sumerian languages, ancient Indian languages, Oracle Bone Inscriptions and stone carvings in China are all independently produced from the simplest pictures and patterns in primitive society.
The hieroglyphic "Moon" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, China is like the shape of a curved moon, and the word "Turtle" (especially the traditional Chinese character [Turtle]) is like the side shape of a turtle. The word "horse" is a four-legged horse, and "fish" is a swimming fish with a head, a body and a tail. The word "wine" without three drops of water is unitary, just like a wine bottle without wine, while the word "day" is like a circle with a little bit in the middle, much like the shape people see when looking directly at the sun.
It is worth mentioning that the original form of Chinese characters belongs to hieroglyphics. Although modern Chinese characters still retain the characteristics of hieroglyphics, after thousands of years of evolution, they have been far away from the original image, so they are not hieroglyphics, but morphemes with ideographic system. In addition, the "head font" and "geometry" of Mayan characters are also.