Chinese character is one of the most ancient written languages, and is the only one that still being used continually. It plays an important role in development of Chinese culture. According to the Chinese legend, the first Chinese character was created by Cangjie in 2650 BC. And the earliest evidence can be traced back to 1200 BC in an oracle bone. Chinese character was developed from hieroglyphic. Here is a image illustrated the development of written Chinese.
The top row are the characters “horse” from the most original writing to the one we are now using, second row are “fish” and the bottom are “vehicle”. From the image, we can see that the most original “vehicle” had three wheels. The development of Chinese characters is a well reflection of how our life had changed.
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