Contents
Preface
The Dawn of Civlization
The Graphic Characters of
the River Civilization
The Fate of the Graphic Characters of the River
Civilization
Using Pictures to Express Ideas
The Origin of Han Characters
Legends from Ancient Times
Discovering the Origins of Han Characters
The Evolution of Han Characters
Ancient Drawing-like Characters
The Development of Modern Characters
The Main Aspects of the Development of Han Characters
The Formation of Han Characters
The Development of the “Six Categories”
How Han Characters were Formed
The Form and Structure of Modern Han Characters
The Square Form of Han Characters
The Mystery of Modern Han Characters
Pictographic Elements in Modern Han Characters
The Use of Pictographic Elements in Modern Han Characters
Han Characters and the Chinese Language
Why Han Characters are Well Suited to the Chinese Language
Han Characters Are the Basic Structural Units of the Chinese Language
The Word-making Ability of Han Characters
Han Characters Bridge the Gap Between Dialects and Eras
The “Sinosphere”
Chinese History Told in Han Characters
China in Ancient Times
China’s Ancient Civilization Shown Through Han Characters
The Art of Han Characters
The Calligraphic Art of Han Characters
Famous Calligraphic Treasures
Commercial-art Han Characters
The Seal Art of Han Characters
Stepping into the Information Age
The Computerization of Han Characters
Fears and Worries for Han Characters in the Information Age
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