The journey of Chinese characters✍️ From the ancient oracle bone script inscribed on ox bones and turtle shells, featuring characters that often resembled tangible objects, to the elegant seal script widely employed for engraving and ornamental purposes in the Han Dynasty, and finally to the contemporary simplified script, has undoubtedly seen a remarkable evolution. #chinese #chinesecharacters #普通话 #chineselanguage #chineselearning #learnmandarin #languagelearning #TaoLiApp #mandarin #taolichin

Oracle bone script was an ancestor of modern Chinese characters engraved on oracle bones—animal bones or turtle plastrons used in pyromantic divination—in the late 2nd millennium BC, and is the earliest known form of Chinese writing. The vast majority, amounting to about 150,000 pieces, were found at the Yinxu site located in China’s Henan Province. This is an oracle bone character. Can you guess what it is? | CCTV