汉字演变 hàn zì yǎn biàn The evolution of Chinese character MADE BY LI FUCHAO 象形字(pictographic character) 人 rén person like little boy 子 zǐ son like one person protect his kid 保 bǎo protect 保护bǎo hù like little kid 儿 ér children 儿子 ér zi son like a women is kneeling 女 nǚ femal 女儿 nǚ ér dauguter 象形字(pictographic character) a mother take care of his child called good 好 hǎo good like ox horn 牛 niú ox ; cow like goat horn 羊yáng sheep;goat like tree branch 木 mù mean many trees 林 lín woodland wood 象形字(pictographic character) Like a little worm 虫chóng 虫子chóng zi incect 山 shān mountain 雨 yǔ rain 心 xīn heart 象形字(pictographic character) Like a bird’s claws 爪zhuǎ Like one ear 耳ěr claw 爪子zhuǎ zi ear 耳朵ěr duo like the plant just broke the soil and start to grow 才 cái just 象形字(pictographic character) like a plough and you have power can use it 力 lì power 力气 lì qi power Like a piece of field 田tián field like one man use a plough in the field 男nán male 男人nán rén man 象形字(pictographic character) Like a river 水shuǐ water Like the friut on the tree 果guǒ 水果shuǐ guǒ fruit 采 cǎi fruit pick 采茶cǎi chá pick tea 采蘑菇cǎi mó gu pick mushroom 象形字(pictographic character) 囚 Prisoner 囚犯 qiú fàn Like one person wave to you with two hand and say”come” 来 lái come Like two hands hold a weapon 兵 bīng soldier 军人jūnrén soldier like one person stand bewteen sky and ground and don’t depond on anyone 立lì stand;independent 独立dú lì Independent 象形字(pictographic character) 牛niú ox Like one person hold a stick to graze the ox 牧mù graze 牧人mù rén grazier Like a teacher hold a stick to teach and a child is speaking something 教 jiāo teach 象形字(pictographic character) Like one eye 目mù eye 眼睛yǎn jīng 眉méi eyebrow eyes 眼眉yǎn méi like one person stand and look 见jiàn meet;see 象形字(pictographic character) Like five fingers 手shǒu hand 看kàn 看见 kàn jiàn see;look look 象形字(pictographic character) The evolution of Chinese character: Chinese character developed from pictographic character to modern character, from monosyllable character to disyllable character, for example “子zǐ” to “儿子ér zi”(son),”目mù”to”眼睛yǎnjīng(eyes), ” 耳ěr” to ”耳朵ěr duo”(ears).