Hanning is a treasure of China culture and a unique symbol of the Chinese nation. The evolution and development of Chinese characters can not be separated from four basic word-forming methods, namely, pictographic characters, ideographic characters, knowing characters and pictophonetic characters.
1, pictograph:
Pictographic word-making is to express the appearance characteristics of things through the changes of shapes and lines. This method is often used to describe specific objects, such as the sun, moon, mountains and water. For example, the Chinese character "mountain" is formed by depicting the shape of the mountain.
2. Fingering method:
Word-building refers to expressing the meaning of things through the pointing and action of fingers. This word-formation method is often used to express abstract concepts, such as up, down, heaven and earth. For example, the Chinese character "Shang" is indicated by pointing up.
3. Word recognition:
The method of literacy is to combine different hieroglyphs with signifiers to express the meaning of things. This word formation method is often used to express abstract actions and relationships, such as father, mother, brother and brother. For example, the Chinese character "father" is a combination of the pictograph "claw" and the indicator "four".
4, pictophonetic method:
The pictophonetic method is to combine the sound and meaning of one word to express the meaning of another word. This method is often used to express concrete objects and abstract actions, such as stones, eyes, wind, running and so on. For example, the Chinese character "stone" is a combination of sound and meaning.
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In addition to the four word-formation methods, the evolution of Chinese characters is also influenced by many other factors, such as calligraphy, dialects and cultural exchanges. Calligraphy is an important aspect of the development of Chinese characters. Different calligraphy styles and stroke forms have influenced the evolution of Chinese characters. Dialect is also one of the important factors in the evolution of Chinese characters. Dialect differences in different regions lead to changes in the sound and meaning of Chinese characters.
Cultural exchange also promotes the mutual influence and reference between Chinese characters and other characters, making the expression ability of Chinese characters more diverse. The four word-forming methods of Chinese characters are important milestones in the development history of Chinese characters, which express the shape and meaning of things in a unique way. The use of these four methods makes Chinese characters a unique writing system and an important part of China culture.