According to modern textual research, regarding the origin of China characters, it is generally believed that the characters were created in the "Yangshao Culture Period" in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China, about five or six thousand years ago. Yangshao culture was first discovered in Yangshao Village, Shengshan, Henan Province in 192 1, hence its name. In the past 40 years, there have been many discoveries. 1954, a large number of pottery were unearthed at Yangshao site in Anbanpo, Xi 'an, and different symbols were often engraved outside their mouths. 1959, written symbols of Yangshao culture were also found in Dawenkou, Shandong Province.
After review, these symbols are simple words, and some of them have been released. As for the text of Dawenkou pottery figure, it is the word "hot", which is already the cognitive word of combination figure. The sun baked a fire below, which is hot. Some people think that these symbols are "book contracts" after "tying the knot".
There are three types of characters of all nationalities in the world, namely hieroglyphics (picture characters); Ideographic characters (fonts represent words or morphemes in a language); Phonetic symbols (pinyin). Chinese characters are typical ideographs developed on the basis of ideographs.
The method of pictographic writing is to draw the real thing. However, painting tends to be more simplified and abstract, becoming a symbol that highlights the physical characteristics, representing a certain meaning and having a certain pronunciation.
Our Chinese characters, from pictures and symbols to creation and stereotypes, from China ancient seal script to small seal script, from seal script to official script, regular script and cursive script, have gradually taken shape. In the process of writing and application of Chinese characters, the unique and independent calligraphy art of all nationalities in the world has gradually emerged.