汉字从哪里来？它是如何一步步演变为今天的汉字形态的？汉字作为记录历史的符号，它又承载了哪些丰富的文化信息？本书首先讲述汉字的发展史，以及一代代知识人、保护者对于汉字遗产的珍视与深情；接着，分析汉字的造字法则，从汉字的造字规律中体会中国人的思考、感知与创造；最后，选取极具中国文化代表的20个汉字，追溯字形源流、字义演变，同时引入文学、哲学作品，引入相应的绘画、青铜器、陶瓷、建筑等美术作品资源，将文字与文学、哲学、艺术互为印证，共同还原出中国历史文化的生动图景，古典中国文明的博大精深。Where do Chinese characters come from? How did it gradually evolve into the form of Chinese characters today? Chinese characters， as historical symbols， carry which rich cultural information? This book tells the history of the development of Chinese characters， and the cherish and deep feeling of generations of Chinese people for the heritage of Chinese characters; Then， it experiences Chinese peoples thinking， perception and creation according to the analyzing of the formation of the structure of Chinese characters and writing rules. Finally， it selects the representative 20 characters of Chinese culture to trace the origin and evolution of Chinese characters. The literary and philosophical works and the corresponding paintings， bronzes， ceramics， construction and other works of fine art resources were introduced to corroborate each other， restore a vivid picture of Chinese history and culture， thereby reflect the extensiveness and the profoundness of classical Chinese civilization.
關於作者：
Chen Xuejing， Ph.D.， a teacher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences， and the deputy secretary of the Imperial Palace Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He has published several books， representing the work of “Where to Look: About Painting”， “Red Letters from Home: Documentary on Paper”. He has served as a guest writer for CCTV cultural documentaries such as “The Imperial Palace” and “Dunhuang”.
目錄：
ContentsPreface.......................................................................................01Introduction................................................................................05Chapter IDevelopment of Chinese CharactersSection 1 Origin of Chinese Characters ...................................................002Section 2 Inscriptions on Bones or Tortoise Shells in the Shang Dynasty......010Section 3 Inscriptions Carved on Bronze Ware..........................................021Section 4 Seal Script: Emperor’s Characters..............................................030Section 5 Lishu Official Script: Turning Point of Ancient and Modern Fonts....043Section 6 Cursive Script: Simple and Fast Writing......................................050Section 7 Kaishu: Exemplary Script...........................................................058Section 8 Running Script: Fall in Between Kaishu and Cursive Script...........070Section 9 Inclusive Chinese Characters.....................................................083Chapter IIRules of Chinese Characters InventionSection 1 Six Categories of Chinese Characters........................................090Section 2 The Methods of Chinese Characters Invention............................093Chapter IIIChina in the Chinese CharactersSection 1 Heaven....................................................................................116Section 2 Sun..........................................................................................122Section 3 Mountain.................................................................................128Section 4 Water.......................................................................................135Section 5 Wood.......................................................................................141Section 6 Deities.....................................................................................147Section 7 Ghosts.....................................................................................154Section 8 Rites.........................................................................................159Section 9 Music.......................................................................................164Section 10 Poetry.......................................................................................168Section 11 Art...........................................................................................176Section 12 People......................................................................................179Section 13 Son..........................................................................................184 Section 14 Woman....................................................................................187Section 15 Meeting...................................................................................190Section 16 Tea..........................................................................................194Section 17 Instruments...............................................................................200Section 18 Book........................................................................................204Section 19 See..........................................................................................209Section 20 Learn.......................................................................................213Postscript Salute to Chinese Characters and Chinese Culture.....................218AppendixA Brief Chinese Chronology......................................................223
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PrefaceWhen my daughter was in the ?rst two years of primary school， she was happy to study the square Chinese characters. Many times， she told me the characters were composed of many parts put together like building blocks， with each part a unique whole. With the passage of time， her Chinese character library seems to be a three-dimensional space with unlimited possibilities of inlaying and docking with new characters.- Mom， what does this character 車 (che or vehicle) mean? The middle part is a “田” (tian or ?eld)， but it has two horizontal bars above and below and a vertical line in the middle (from 田 to 車).- Mom， how to pronounce the character with 大 (da or big) in 口(kou or mouth)? How to read it?- How to read it? It has nothing to do with “big” and “mouth”. I only know the character 吴 (surname) is pronounced wu.- My question is how to read 因， which has 大 (da or big) in 口(kou or mouth).- Oh， you mean 因 (yin or cause). It is used in phrase 因为 (yinwei or be?cause).- What about the character with 火 (huo or ?re) standing to the left? - It is 烟 (yan or smoke). Here it means “烟” (yan or cigarette) . (We are passing by a shop with a “烟” sign.)- Mom， look... (My daughter pointing to “?” in the elevator advertisement)- Mom， what does 九 (jiu or nine) and 丸 (wan or ball) infer?- Mom， how has the meaning developed in 出 (chu or leave) 人(ren or peo?ple) 年 (nian or year) 要 (yao or want)”?- Ha， you made a mistake. It is “出 (chu or leave) 入 (ru or back) 平 (ping or peace) 安 (an or safe)”， which means “safe trip wherever you go”.These experiences make people laugh， but one has to admit that the struc?ture of Chinese characters is really ?exible and interesting.One day， my daughter repeated a single phrase:“Is a family the real family when there is a pig in it?” She seemingly enjoyed the funny charm of this question. I explained: The animal husbandry of ancient people started from raising pigs， so pigs are very important to people. Look at 家 (jia or family) in the inscriptions on ancient bronze objects! It has a head-down pig (豕 shi or hog) in the house (宀 mian， house). In addition， there is a 家 (jia or family) in the Han tile. There is an owl squatting at the door of the home in the ancient eaves tiles of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE). Is it at a vigil?Chinese characters are fantastic in terms of rich meaning. This prompts me to write a book on Chinese characters and teach my daughter to read and write Chinese， telling her stories of each Chinese character and their inherent meaning. Take 人 (ren or man) for example. I told her about “Peking Man” and took her to see the skull fossils of this early ancestor. I taught her to read and write 龙 (long or dragon)， showing her the Jade Dragon of Hongshan Culture in the National Museum of China and the Nine-Dragon Screen in the Forbidden City.Sometimes， I talked to my daughter about the philosophy and literature related to Chinese characters. For example， when I taught her how to read and write the Chinese character “牛” (niu or cattle)， I told her the story about the brick paintings depicting “cattle slaughtering” of the Wei and Jin period (220-420) and the Painting of Five Oxen by Han Huang (723-787); then， there is the story of Master Ding who could dismember an ox skillfully， a story which is contained in Zhuangzi. When I told her how to read and write “桃” (tao or peach)， I didn’t forget to describe idioms using the word “桃” in ancient classical poems. My daughter was amazed to learn how， on a Spring day， some literati and bureaucrats went to enjoy the peach blossom together. They loved the blossoming peach so much that someone who wore white inner clothes took off their coats to re?ect the pink color of blossoms.I do these things in the hope that my child would be able to have a good understanding of Chinese culture while learning to read and write Chinese characters. I believe this could do her good in obtaining a profound cultural vision.This idea is fully embodied Chapter III of this book， in which I chose 20 Chinese characters to illustrate their origin and evolution of meaning， striving to show the cultural signi?cance of Chinese characters as historical symbols. I intended to restore the vivid picture of Chinese history and culture， and exten?sive and profound Chinese civilization from the nature of Heaven and Earth， religious belief， to ritual and music system; from the angles of moral cultivation to aesthetic pursuit and philosophical connotation. With the help of the literary and philosophical works， the relevant paintings， bronzes， ceramics， architecture and other art works， I’m trying to combine the stories of Chinese characters with.Of course， we need to know the origin of the Chinese characters and the process of their evolution. Therefore， Chapter I of this book expounds the his?tory of Chinese characters， as well as the affection of generations of intellectuals and protectors for Chinese characters. At the same time， I could not forget the ?exible structure of Chinese characters that brings children the joy of learning them. Therefore a chapter is needed to illustrate the rules of Chinese character formation. Following these rules， we could appreciate thinking， perception and creativity of Chinese people.That’s my original intention of writing this book. Now， I hope this book could be helpful to people who are willing to get close to the beauty of Chinese characters. No matter where you are， I want to express the long history and love about Chinese characters and ancient Chinese culture.
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