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Chinese character - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view and print the Chinese character writing sheets. If you do not have one installed yet, please download one. ... Click this icon to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader. ;
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Written Chinese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Development of Chinese writing, beginning from the oracle bone inscription bamboo and silk manuscripts. ... The earliest examples of Chinese writing date to the late Shang period (ca. 1200 BC). These are the so-called Oracle Bone Inscriptions (jiaguwen) which were found at the site of the last Shang capital near present...
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The earliest symbols in the development of Chinese writing were pictographic, that is they graphically depicted certain objects. The symbol for the word "dog" was a picture of a dog, the symbol for the word "tiger" was a picture of a tiger, etc.
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From the calligraphic standpoint, a character is reducible to simple strokes, which are the material elements of modern writing. The number of basic strokes in Chinese character formation is only nine (Fig.3.1). But, if we include variations, then the number of basic units is increased to seventeen.
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