CanyoumakeoutanyoftheseChinesecharacters?贞(会意)今(会意)疾(会意)夕(象形)雨(象形)其(象形)甲骨文金文战国文字小篆OracleBoneInscriptionsBronzeInscriptionsLesserSealCharacters野鹤巢边松最古仙人掌上雨初晴江流有声断岸千尺小篆Lessersealcharacters隶书草书OfficialScriptCursiveScript王曦之《兰亭序》行书永和九年，岁在癸丑，暮春之初，会于会稽山阴之兰亭，修禊事也。群贤毕至，少长咸集。此地有崇山峻岭，茂林修竹。又有清流激湍，映带左右，引以为流觞曲水......楷书FormalScriptRunningScriptDotheChinesecharactersremainthesameforthousandsofyears?DotheChinesecharactersremainthesameforthousandsofyears?NO!Chinesecharactersarealwayschanging!WhofirstinventedChinesewriting?WhendidtheChinesegovernmentintroducesimplifiedChinesecharacters?CangJie.Inthe1950s.Listentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.HowoldistheChinesewriting?2.HowdidCangJieinventChinesewriting?3.WhatdowecallthefirstrealChinesecharacters?4.Howdidthecharacterof“mountain”developovertime?Canyougiveanyotherexamples?Answerthefollowingquestions.1.HowoldistheChinesewriting?2.HowdidCangJieinventChinesewriting?Thousandsofyears.CangJiesawthefootprintsofbirdsandanimalsinthesnowandhegottheideahecouldusedifferentshapesorpicturestorepresentobjects.3.WhatdowecallthefirstrealChinesecharacters?Wecallthempictograghs,whichmeanlinedrawingsofphysicalobjects.4.Howdidthecharacterof“mountain”developovertime?Canyougiveanyotherexamples?Thepictographforamountainwasoriginallythreepeakstogether.Thenthisbecameonepeakandthreelinesandfinallyturnedintothecharacterweusetoday.Therearesomeotherexamplessuchas‘eye’,‘sun’,and‘moon’.BriefintroductiontoChinesecharactersOriginsofChinesecharactersDevelopmentofChinesecharactersCharactersusedtoexpressideasCharactersusedtoexpressdirectionsandnumbersPictophoneticcharactersSimplifiedChinesecharactersExamplesofpictographs仓颉,汉字的创始人,是古代神话传说中黄帝的史官.据说刻在兽骨和龟甲上的文字也是由他发明的.他被尊为“造字圣人”.CangJie,whoisbelievedtohaveinventedChinesecharacters,usedtoworkasahistoryofficialundertheYellowEmperorinancientChina.Itissaidthattheinscriptionsonbonesandtortoiseshellswerealsoinventedbyhim.HehasbeentakenasalegendaryfigureinChinesehistoryandculture.FormsanddevelopmentofChinesecharactersThefirstrealChinesecharacterspictographsIdeographs会意字Indicatives指事字pictophonetic形声字CharactersmadebycombiningtwoormoreelementstogetherTheformofthecharacterswhichareusedtoindicatedirectionsandnumbersCharactersconsistingofthesemantic(语意的)radicalandphonetic(语音的)radicalPictographApictographisadepiction(描绘)ofamaterialobject.SunMoonMountainSheepBull象形字HumanWomanIdeographs会意字composedoftwoormoreexistingcharacters.Amanleansagainstatree,whichmeansthatheisresting.土土PleasemovetheboxesaroundtomakeacharactertomatchtheEnglishword.sitmanrestgoodforest木木木木木木人人木木人人人人子子田田力力女女IndicativesorSelf-ExplanatoryCharacters指事字OnthetopBeneathTheleftsymbolmeansasword.Putapointonthecharacter“sword”,thenitreferstotheblade.上下Indicatives指事字Pictophonetic形声字帽、洋、姥、驶、材、枝、钢、侣、铜、洲DevelopmentofChinesecharactersWhichdoyouprefer?•漢字擁有悠久的歷史，它是中國文化的象徵，是中國勞動人民智慧的結晶。•汉字拥有悠久的历史，它是中国文化的象征，是中国劳动人民智慧的结晶。ChinesesimpleChinesecomplexVs.Nowadaystherearesomanyborrowedwordsinourlanguage.Pleasecitesomeexamplesandtalkaboutwhetheriti...
