The Origin of Chinese Characters and The Jia Guwen

Chinese characters are the wrilten symbols of the Chinese language.

In the long development of the language，ancient Chinese gradualy developed Chinese characters from drawings.Drawings are a representation of things with lines，colors，and images.People expressed their knowledge，thoughts，and feelings through drawings.Drawing was a form of art entertainment during leisure as well as a means of communication between people.As time went by，people began to consciously use drawings to express themselves，thus developing drawn writing，the basis of Chinese characters.

Jia Guwen

“JiaGuwen”is one of the world’s four ancient language systems，and is the only one to sustain its use in transformations.The study of the characters is important to the research of political and economic situations aswell as the culfture，military power and folk arts of ancient China.The number of translated characters account for 40 percent of the total verified characters.

Pinions on the Invention of Characters In ancient China，different schools of scholars had diverse opinions on the invention of Chinese characters.Taoist held that the invention of characters would bring about cunning，hypocrisy and intrigue.These cunning people could even frighten the spirits.Confucian and Monists saw the invention as a tool for the accumulation and teaching of culture.They stressed that only characters could pass down the words and deeds of the ancient sagekings，and hailed the invention as a great achievement.Despite the diferences in viewpoints，all were conscious of the great significance of the invention.

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