With a history of 6,000 years, Chinese characters are the longest-used, fault-free characters in the world, and the only characters that have been inherited and preserved by the ancients. The derivatives of Chinese characters, such as Vietnamese, Xixia, Jurchen and Khitan, have died out, while Japanese, Korean/Korean only partially retain Chinese characters. Modern Chinese characters are divided into traditional characters and simplified characters.
Oracle writing function:
Oracle Bone Inscriptions is written on tortoise shells and animal bones. It was unearthed in Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan Province, because it was once the capital of Shang King Pan Geng to Di Xin in the late Shang Dynasty, which was called "Yin" in history. The Shang Dynasty destroyed the country and became a ruin. Later generations named it "Yin Ruins". Therefore, Oracle Bone Inscriptions is also called "Yin Ruins".
Most of its contents are the words of royal divination, so it is also called "Oracle Bone Inscriptions" or "Zhenbu". This kind of handwriting is basically carved by Qi, also known as "Wen Qi" or "Yin Qi".
Oracle Bone Inscriptions has a history of over 3000 years. It is not only the earliest and most systematic data for studying the origin of Chinese characters, but also an important wealth for studying oracle calligraphy. From the perspective of calligraphy, Oracle Bone Inscriptions already has three basic elements of calligraphy, namely, using a pen, creating characters and composing a composition.