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As far as I know, they might be created by drawing pictures to depict objects in ancient times.
I have no idea about how Chinese people created these characters. Probably, they followed some rules......
Sounds very interesting! After learning this module, I may memorize characters much better than before. Let's get started!

In Module 3, you will trace back the original form of Chinese words and study different types of formation rules along with the development of Chinese characters in five lessons:

  • Lesson 1 Pictographs

  • Lesson 2 Ideographs

  • Lesson 3 Combinations of pictographs and ideographs

  • Lesson 4 Combinations of radicals and phonetics

  • Lesson 5 Borrowed characters

After completion of this Module, you will be able to

  • Define and explain all five types of Chinese character formation in two or three sentences.

  • Create a 2-minute video to demonstrate their understanding of these five types of Chinese character formation in a week or less.

Chinese characters existed for thousands of years. How were they created?

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Why did Chinese people create them in a certain way?

 

Module 3 Overview

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