第八单元教育交流 EducationExchange第一部分背景知识Chinesecharactershaveevolvedthroughtime
IfyoulookatthehistoryofChinesecharactersasawhole,youwillfindthatsimplificationisthegeneraltrend
Asamatteroffact,simplificationdevelopedsequentially
First,theChinesecharactersfontschangedthenthecharacter'sstructurechanged
Font-wise,modernChinesecharactershavefewercurvesandmoreverticalandhorizontalstrokesanddashescomparedwiththeirancestors
Structure-wise,theyhavefewerstrokesanddashes,appearingmoreabstractthantheirtraditionalversions
However,calligraphyexpertsandlinguistsdidnotcreatethesimplifiedformofthecharacters
Theyevolvedasacommunicativetoolinordinarypeople'sdailylives
Asfarbackasthefourthcentury,therewerealreadysimplifiedChinesecharacters
IntheSuiandTangdynasties(581-907)simplifiedcharacterswereextensive