Chinese characters are square characters.
② There are six kinds of Chinese characters: pictographic characters, comprehensible characters, zhuanzhu characters, signifier characters, loanwords, pictophonetic characters and phonological characters.
★ The origin and evolution of Chinese characters
Legend has it that Chinese characters were invented by Cang Xie, a historian of the Yellow Emperor, inspired by the footprints of birds and animals. According to ancient records, Cang Xie coined the word "It rains every day, and the ghosts cry at night" to describe this earth-shattering event.
At present, the earliest writing left is Oracle Bone Inscriptions.
Secondly, there are bronze inscriptions (bronze inscriptions)
Later, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were more or less variations in the inscriptions on the Western Zhou Dynasty in various vassal States.
Qin unified into Biography.
Korean "official script"
"Calligraphy Style" in Wei and Jin Dynasties —— Transition from official script to regular script
Since Sui and Tang Dynasties, "regular script" has become the orthodox writing of Buddhist scriptures and official documents.
★ Ancient calligraphers in China
Book sage: Wang Xizhi
Four Great Calligraphers in Song Dynasty: Su Huang Camouflage (Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei, Cai Xiang). Cai is actually a traitor, Cai Jing. Because of his bad reputation, he was changed to Cai Xiang.
Song Huizong: Original "Thin Golden Body"
★ Stories related to Chinese characters
☆ The Discovery of Oracle Bone Inscriptions During the Guangxu period in the late Qing Dynasty, the king who served wine in imperial academy suffered from malaria. Chinese medicine believes that "keel" is a specific medicine for treating malaria, so it is used as medicine. Wang believes that it should be some kind of ancient writing, and the continuous acquisition, coupled with the continuous participation of Wang Guowei, Luo Zhenyu, Liu E and Dong Zuobin, gradually uncovered this mysterious ancient writing.
☆ "Xiao Zhuan" is a standard regular script formulated by the emperor of Qin Dynasty, but it takes time to write because of its many curves. At that time, the law was harsh, many people were convicted, and the affairs of yamen and prison were extremely busy. One of the criminals, Cheng Miao, figured out how to turn the curve of seal script into a straight font during his sentence, which is official script. It is said that Qin Shihuang praised him, released him and restored his official position.