The earliest Chinese characters were found about 6,000 years ago. |
Evolution method 1: Totally 7 periods |
1, Oracle Bone Script; 2, Inscriptions on bronze; 3, Seal Script; 4, Clerical Script; 5, Regular Script; 6, Cursive Script; 7, Semi-Cursive Script |
Evolution method 2: Totally 5 periods |
声 Sound (from nature) |
形 shape (such as some marks when people go out for hunting, some animal claw print …) |
象 Components (To create language) |
数 Numbers (counting) |
理 Extending |