/03/3/ABriefHistoryofChineseCharactersThehistoryofChinesecharactersdatesbacktoancienttimes,withahistoryofatleastseveralthousandyears.Therearemanytalesandlegendsabouttheoriginofhanzi,Chinesecharacters:thereisCangjie,thelegendaryinventorofChinesecharacters;theancientpracticeofknot-tying;theeighttrigrams(八卦)andancientpaintinglegends,tonameafew.Itisgenerallyagreedthathanzibeganassimplepictures,imagesthattheancientChinesepeopledrew,paintedorcarvedtodescribenatureortheirlives.Otherancientculturesdevelopedpicture-basedwritingsystemsaswell,suchasthehieroglyphs(象形文字)ofancientEgyptorthescriptoftheancientMayancivilization.Hanzi,however,istheonlyoneoftheseancientwritingsystemstosurvive.Today,Chinesecharactersaretheoldestcontinuouslyusedsystemofwritingintheworld.ResearchersgenerallyagreethattheoldsymbolsrecognizableasChinesecharactersarethosefoundonancientoraclebones(甲骨).These3,000-year-oldsymbols,knownasjiaguwen,werecarvedonturtleshellsorbonesofanimals.ThejiaguwencangiveallofusinthemodernerainsightintohowancientChinesesawtheworldaroundthemandintotheirgreatcreativityinexpressingtheirobservations.Take,forexample,themoderncharacterJia,meaninghomeorfamily.Thejiaguwencharacterlookslikeahousewithanicepiginside,originatingfromtheancientideathatagoodfamilyhomehasplentyoffood.Overthousandsofyears,thishanzievolvedintoavarietyofdifferentforms,butfinallydevelopedinamorestablemanneraftertheunificationofChinaunderEmperorQinshihuang.WhenyoufirstlookatChinesecharacters,youwillmostlikelyfeelthattheyareverycomplicated.However,ifyouknowjustalittleabouthowthesecharactersareformed,youwillfindthattheyarenotnearlyasdifficultastheysee.About80%ofChinesecharactersarecomposedofsmallerpartsknownasradicals,whicharecombinedinmanydifferentwaystoformtensofthousandsofhanzi.Fortunately,youneedtoknowonlyabout2or3,000charactersforuseindailylife.ChinesecharactersandChinesecultureareinseparablylinked.China'sunifiedwritingsystemformsastrongbridgelinkingtheChinesepeopleandcultureofthepresentwiththoseofthepast.Nomatterwhenorwhereyoulive,ifyoucanreadChinese,youcanreadancientChineseclassics.Itistrulyanamazingthingtobeabletohearthethoughtsandobservationsofpeoplefromthousandsofyearsago.AsChinatakesitsplaceintheinternationalcommunity,theChinesewritingsystemhasspreadtoothercountries.Today,manyinternationalstudentsarestudyingChineseboththespokenandwrittenlanguageandarecomingtoappreciateChina'sfascinatingculture.AndasChina'scultureandsocietyhavecontinuedtodevelop,theamazinglyversatileChinesecharactershavebeenadaptedforuseindigitalformatoncomputersandotherdevices.AndsowrittenChineseliveson,spreadingChineseculturewhereveritgoes.ABriefHistoryofChineseCharactersTheChinesewritingsystemhasahistoryofseveralthousandyears,_________(date)backtoatleastShangdynasty_________animalboneswereusedtopredictthefuture.Thereare__________(variety)legendsandtales___________(relate)totheoriginofChinesecharacters,suchasCangjie,the____________(legend)inventorofChinesecharacters,theancientpracticeofknot-tyingandtheeighttrigrams,__________________________(舉幾個例子).________isgenerallyagreedthatChinesecharactersbeganassimpleimagestheancientChinesepeopledrew,paintedorcarved_____________(describe)natureortheirlives.Otherwritingsystems_________(base)onpicturesweredevelopedinregionslikeancientEgyptandMayaaswell,buthanziistheonlyoneoftheseancientwritingsystemsthat_________(survive).TheoldsymbolsrecognizableasChinesecharacters,_______iswidelyagreed,arethosefoundonjiaguwen.Thejiaguwencanprovideallofusinthemodernera__________insightintohowancientChinesesawtheworldaroundthemandintotheirgreat__________(creative)inexpressingtheirobservations.TakethemoderncharacterJiaforexample.Thejiaguwencharacterlookslikeahouse________anicepiglives,____________(originate)fromtheancientideathatagoodfamilyhomehasplentyoffood.Overthousandsofyears,thishanzievolvedintoavarietyofdifferentforms,butfinallydevelopedinamorestablemannerafterthe__________(unify)ofChinaunderEmperorQinshihuang.Usually,Chinesecharactersarefound____________(complicate)forthosewhofirstlookatthem.However,abasicknowledgeabouttheformationofthesecharacterswillfamiliarizeyou____________thesesymbols.About80%ofChinesecharacters_________________________________(由。。。構(gòu)成)smallerpartsknownasradicals,whicharecombinedinmanydifferentways___________(form)tensofthousandsofhanzi.Fortunately,youneedtoknowonlyabout2or3,000charactersforuseindailylife.Chinesecharactersare__________(inseparable)linkedwithChineseculture,bridgingthegapbetweentheChinesepeopleandcultureofthepresentand__________ofthepast.Inmostcases,ifnotall,acommandofChineseisadequateforthe_____________(appreciate)ofancientChineseclassics.AsChinatakesitsplaceintheinternationalcommunityinthepastdecades,theChinesewritingsystemhasspreadtoothercountries.AndasChina'scultureandsocietyhavecontinuedtodevelop,theamazinglyversatileChinesecharacters__________________(adapt)foruseindigitalformatoncomputersandotherdevices.AndsowrittenChineseliveson,spreadingChineseculture____________itgoes.TheChinesewritingsystemhasahistoryofseveralthousandyears,____dating_____(date)backtoatleastShangdynasty____when_____animalboneswereusedtopredictthefuture.Thereare___various_______(variety)legendsandtales______related_____(relate)totheoriginofChinesecharacters,suchasCangjie,the___legendary_________(legend)inventorofChinesecharacters,theancientpracticeofknot-tyingandtheeighttrigrams,___to_______name______a______few____(舉幾個例子).____It____isgenerallyagreed,ChinesecharactersbeganassimpleimagestheancientChinesepeopledrew,paintedorcarved____todescribe_________(describe)natureortheirlives.Otherwritingsystems____based_____(base)onpicturesweredevelopedinregionslikeancientEgyptandMayaaswell,buthanziistheonlyoneoftheseancientwritingsystemsthat__survives/hassurvived_______(survive).TheoldsymbolsrecognizableasChinesecharacters,____as___iswidelyagreed,arethosefoundonjiaguwen.Thejiaguwencanprovideallofusinthemodernera____with______insightintohowancientChinesesawtheworldaroundthemandintotheirgreat____creativity______(creative)inexpressingtheirobservations.TakethemoderncharacterJiaforexample.Thejiaguwencharacterlookslikeahouse____where____anicepiglives,____originating________(originate)fromtheancientideathatagoodfamilyhomehasplentyoffood.Overthousandsofyears,thishanzievolvedintoavarietyofdifferentforms,butfinallydevelopedinamorestablemannerafterthe____unification______(unify)ofChinaunderEmperorQinshihuang.Usually,Chinesecharactersarefound___complicated_________(complicate)forthosewhofirstlookatthem.However,abasicknowledgeabouttheformationofthesecharacterswillfamiliarizeyou______with______thesesymbols.About80%ofChinesecharacters___are__________composed______________of______(由。。。構(gòu)成)smallerpartsknownasradicals,whicharecombinedinmanydifferent
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