Three millennia ago, ancient Chinese carved the essence of life into bone and bronze. These symbols became the DNA of Chinese characters – pictographs that breathe with the rhythm of nature.
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Decoding 元旦: 一, the Smallest but Mightiest
Most people are familiar with the characters 元旦 (“Yuán Dàn”), but do you know why the first day of the year is called 元旦?
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Chinese pictograms depict the objects they represent in a pictorial way, and they are the most original form of character formation. In this post, you can get the list of pictograms with pictures showing the character evolution. Continue reading “List of pictograms”
丰 a utensil filled with jade strings
丰 is 豐 a pictographic character. In the oracle bone inscription, the top of 丰 is like a utensil filled with jade strings, and the bottom is like a 豆-shaped container. Continue reading “丰 a utensil filled with jade strings”
丹 cinnabar
In the oracle bone inscription, the outer shape of 丹 is like a mine, the horizontal stroke inside indicates there is cinnabar. Continue reading “丹 cinnabar”