History of Chinese characters

Hans Kissling from Holland (Bolsward Friesland) has studied Chinese for approximately 34 years and you must also think of a study of the history of Chinese characters. You can learn everything about it at the website www.china-y.com.

Oldest used system of writing

Chinese characters constitute the oldest used system of writing in the world. There are about tens of thousands chinese characters with their own history and meaning. People are using it for years in different countries in China and Japan. Chinese characters are among the most writing systems worldwide. A lot of young people would like to study the Chinese language and they can also learn something about the history of Chinese characters. Most of the students move to China or Japan to learn the language and the way of living. This is the ultimate way to learn also about the history of Chinese characters.

The history of Chinese characters before 1950

At first (before 1950) the simplified Chinese characters were promoted as the common written language which replaced many traditional characters. Many years after that, the simplified characters remain the standard writing system of China, while Chinese elsewhere, especially in Taiwan and Hong Kong, continue to use the traditional characters. Every generation of Chinese people learn everything about the history of Chinese characters. They have to use it the rest of their lives everyday at work, school etc. The advantage of traditional characters is that they offer a stronger and richer connection with the history of the Chinese language. The simplified developped writing system has reduced the variety and changed the nature of many characters  making it more difficult for people to learn it.

Read all about the history of Chinese characters

The language consists thousands of individual characters, each representing its unique meaning.These characters were developed from pictographs during ancient times, and have been transformed into todays Chinese characters. Go to www.china-y.com for more information and you will be surprised of the variety of the history of Chinese characters.

history of Chinese characters