Exploring the Origin of Chinese Characters | Writing China by Pen

 Liu Weipeng: Yu Guangzhong
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The heart is connected with each other. What is the rhinoceros' tendon?
2025-06-04 10:05:24
 Liu Weipeng: Every butterfly will fly away
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"Whether the butterfly dream is Chuang Tzu or Chuang Tzu's dream is a butterfly", a topic with philosophical significance, has the same fascination. For thousands of years, countless people have analyzed, read and given various answers.
2025-06-03 17:01:10
 Liu Weipeng: Baoyin is the last chance for middle-aged people
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How many conditions do middle-aged people need to complete the leopard transformation?
2025-05-29 09:45:09
 Liu Weipeng: The most special cow
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Today, we will start with the most special cow and talk about how powerful the cow in Tao Te Ching is.
2025-05-13 15:33:24
 Liu Weipeng: Dragon's Millennium Division History
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Around 1870, some European residents found that some Chinese shops on their streets hung dragon flags as civilian flags. The purpose of these Chinese shops hanging the dragon flag may be to protect the business. Later, throughout Europe and even in many parts of the world, Chinese people began to use the dragon flag as a variety of foreign-related ceremonies.
2025-03-27 10:25:28
 Liu Weipeng: Two Identities of Crows
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The praise and aversion of Chinese people to crows have existed for thousands of years at the same time, and both occurred in the remote years thousands of years ago at the same time.
2025-03-24 10:14:40
 Liu Weipeng: Flying for thousands of years, the graceful posture of cranes
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Extending from this scene, let's take a look at the word "crane" and think again. What kind of creature is more immortal than a crane? What kind of animal is more suitable to be placed with immortals than cranes? Is it natural for us to think that cranes come from immortal places?
2025-03-10 10:33:34
 Liu Weipeng: A dog who shares weal and woe
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Since ancient times, how many dogs have our ancestors eaten?
2025-03-05 09:51:06
 Liu Weipeng: Ma's Night Speech in the Jianghu
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The horse's help to people is connected with the human breath and intimate feelings. We have heard about it. Let's talk about horses today. Instead of talking about horses, let's talk about some slang in the Jianghu. Let's talk about horses' stories from the bottom to the other side.
2025-02-24 10:01:59
 Liu Weipeng: Lu Jiao's Dream in Dream
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These are probably the most famous dreams in Chinese traditional culture. Let's listen to the story first, and then talk about what these dreams are about. Why are deer the protagonist of the most famous dreams in Chinese traditional culture? Chuang Tzu and Lie Tzu, what do they want to say in their dream?
2025-02-19 10:15:58
 "Caution in war" and "non aggression" are both aspirations for peace
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It can be seen from the formation of Wu characters that people have a clear understanding of this fact. "Stop" means to move forward, not to stop. From the origin of Chinese characters, the original meaning of "Wu" is "to go to war, attack and fight".
2025-01-21 11:04:40
 Liu Weipeng: It takes strength to stop fighting
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The Chinese nation has always been a gentle, kind-hearted and friendly nation. However, due to its rich material conditions, it has always been harassed by foreigners, and its people have suffered from being displaced. In the long period of resistance and struggle, the Chinese nation has formed its own concept of war.
2025-01-16 10:59:10
 Liu Weipeng: Dialectics of "Happiness"
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What is the meaning of the word "lucky", which means happiness today, is actually a tool of torture?
2025-01-14 10:15:39
 Liu Weipeng: The Control Ability of "Prison" and "Enforcement"
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All kinds of torture need a special place to implement. When a soldier is captured, he will be put in a special place, which is the predecessor of "prison".
2025-01-13 10:43:49
 Liu Weipeng: Deliberate on "fear"
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Think carefully about "fear". This phrase is often used to analyze the causes of events. It means "don't think too much. If you think too much, you will feel particularly terrible". This meaning is most suitable for the word "fear".
2025-01-08 10:21:52
 Liu Weipeng: Bloody "Sui"
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At the age of, it originally refers to a kind of cruel torture in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, namely, cutting off people's feet, which is a necessary punishment. In some places, it is also called the punishment of cutting off the feet.
2025-01-07 11:16:43
 Liu Weipeng: Bi represents the monarch's right to determine life and death
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The original meaning of "Gu" is a kind of torture to split the body, that is, Gu Zhe (zh é). This word has the characteristics of understanding and shape and sound at the same time. The ancient sound and shape is its shape and sound law, and the accident represented by the ancient and the sword represented by the Xin together can fully explain the meaning represented by this word.
2025-01-06 16:30:54
 Liu Weipeng: The most "friendly" talents hurt the most
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Speaking of the word "Bie", which we often use today, it is also one of the cruel manifestations of war. Today we see the use of characters, such as parting and parting, which are somewhat sad and lonely. However, in ancient times, the scenes expressed by the characters were nothing but cruel and cruel.
2025-01-06 14:54:39
 Liu Weipeng: The coolness of the five punishments is the double punishment of body and heart
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The cruelty of war is unimaginable to people in peaceful times. The war scenes we see in movies and TV works are, after all, acting. The real pain of war is beyond ordinary people's imagination. Many words in the Chinese system can intuitively reflect the cruelty of war, and some idioms, such as bleeding in the oars, horses wrapped in leather, are descriptions of bloody scenes of war.
2025-01-02 15:51:54
 Liu Weipeng: The history of violence of Deng Hezi
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Some words expressing the cruelty of war are related to the mutilation of the body. For example, 馘馘馘馘馘馘馘馘馘馘馘馘馘馘馘 is a word used to calculate the number of enemies killed in ancient wars. From this word, we can see the history of violence in the.
2024-12-27 10:42:17
 Liu Weipeng: Xi and Tong are both products of war
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People, slaves, wives, Min, Xi and Tong are all the products of the war and the common people are affected by the war. The famine victims are thousands of miles away, and their bones are everywhere, which is a common scene in war. The separation of one's wife and son, and the separation of flesh and bone, is a "gift" given by the war to the people. When men are captured and women become slaves, their children's fate is even more miserable.
2024-12-25 09:54:11
 Liu Weipeng: The Cruelty of War Begins with "People"
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The cruelty of war begins with the word "people".
2024-12-24 13:41:01
 Liu Weipeng: The word of war highlights the fate of women
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As we said earlier, people are the product of war, and the origin of this word has many connections with war. Defeated tribes, men were blinded as slaves; Women become the target of looting. In Oracle, the initial meanings of the words "slave", "wife" and "sensitive" are related to the war between ethnic groups in ancient times.
2024-12-23 09:59:12
 Liu Weipeng: The highest goal pursued by Zhai Weizi
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Like the marquis, Zai is an official position that ordinary scholars can reach through self-discipline, diligence and luck.
2024-12-19 09:53:10
 Heads of State and Marquises
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The word "head of state" still represents the title of the highest leader of the country. If we separate these two words, they both express the meaning of the head.
2024-12-18 14:01:44
 Son of Heaven
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The ancient rulers' self styled "Son of Heaven" is their use of divinity to bless themselves and drive the people. We saw in the film and television drama that the emperor gave orders. At the beginning, they all said "to honor heaven", meaning to accept the will of heaven. This was a common means for feudal rulers to consolidate their power.
2024-12-13 09:58:34
 Liu Weipeng: Life is ruined because of the fight for the "king"
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Wang's oracle bone inscriptions are taken from an axe head. The top is the back of the axe, the middle is the handle, and the bottom is the edge of the axe. The upper, middle and lower three horizontal planes have their own functions. This is similar to the word "Wang" in structure.
2024-12-12 10:27:59
 Liu Weipeng: All competitions start from the "post"
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Where there is territory, there is the right to control territory. Since ancient times, these rights, as well as the names representing these rights, and the benefits brought by the names, are the reasons why the leaders have fought for their heads.
2024-12-11 10:50:40
 The distance of the city is "Bi", and the head hanging upside down is "County"
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Now we know the word "Bi", which means "vulgar, low behavior", but it originally represents a smaller unit in the territory. The word "Bi" in the oracle bone inscriptions was originally the character 啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚啚21850. So the original meaning of "Bi" is the warehouse of the remote farmland around the city.
2024-12-10 11:16:31
 Liu Weipeng: How many tragic and tragic wars have the states witnessed
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"Zhou" is the most frequent regional noun in ancient Chinese wars, and most of the war places are related to it. It is not only a stage for military strategists, but also a place for Erlang to give his blood. In ancient times, the state witnessed many tragic events when several people returned from the war.
2024-12-09 13:49:17
 Liu Weipeng: The answer to the war lies in the territory
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What is war for? This question has an answer in Chinese characters. The wars in history, no matter which one, all started from the struggle. The struggle for territory and resources, including ethnic conflicts, religious conflicts and other ideological struggles, also hides the struggle for interests.
2025-02-06 11:28:53
 Liu Weipeng: Mutual understanding plays an important role in information work
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In the war, the forest is a very magical place. Many famous battles have had wonderful stories in the forest. The forest can hide soldiers, confuse the enemy, or wait and move. Observing the movement of trees is a basis for military strategists to judge the enemy situation.
2024-12-04 13:51:20
 Liu Weipeng: "View" is the earliest embodiment of the process of information acquisition and analysis
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The Chinese character "concept" we are familiar with is the embodiment of the process of obtaining and analyzing the information of various tribes and states.
2024-12-03 10:11:59
 Liu Weipeng: "Temple calculation" is to find a reason for the emperor's behavior
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In ancient China, strategists have always been respected, and those who are good at using tactics enjoy a more popular position in war than those who fight with force. In all dynasties and generations, strategists and strategists have emerged one after another. They have influenced the trend of war and even played an important role in promoting the development of social processes.
2024-12-02 15:00:25
 Liu Weipeng: Golden Drum Singing and Banner Hunting
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On the battlefield, the chariots thundered, the horses roared, the weapons collided with each other, the soldiers shouted, and the commander looked at the battle situation and gave play to his instructions. But how could his instructions be delivered in such an environment? How can soldiers hear his voice and understand his behavior at the first time? It's no good roaring at the throat. The golden drum, which can make more noise, becomes a tool for giving orders.
2024-11-29 10:02:14
 What kind of official is "centurion"?
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Different countries have different levels of military establishment and different numbers of people at each level according to their actual conditions. The top commander of each army is called a military division, which is sometimes held by the monarch. The military establishment with "military" as the core is still used by the military of all countries until now.
2024-11-29 09:51:26
 Liu Weipeng: The Relationship between the Formation of Chinese Characters in Brigades and Divisions and the War
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The initiators of war are politicians and militarists, and the executors of war are organized armed personnel. This is composed of a relatively independent and extremely complex system. The internal organization of the system is strict and orderly, with clear division of labor and good order. The uniform name of this system is the army.
2024-11-27 10:57:26
 Liu Weipeng: The philosophical significance of Dun is its uniqueness
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At first, China called the shield "Gan", which was also called "Pai" or "Pai". Generally, they are rectangular or round. Most of them are made of light and solid wood. There are also some special materials, such as Tengdun, which is made of thick rattan. It is light and strong, which is helpful to carry forward. Two thousand years ago, there were copper shields and iron shields. Later, they both withdrew from the battlefield because they were too heavy and inconvenient to hold.
2024-11-26 14:16:35
 The intermediary does not worship the nobles of the imperial family
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The written hieroglyph of A is generally considered to be the shape with the armour on the head. However, if we open our mind a little more and extend it to both sides, we will find that A may be the first description of the phenomenon that animals in nature are protected by hard shells.
2024-11-21 14:29:43
 Liu Weipeng: The most frequent war in Chinese history is the war of self-defence
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Mozi is a great inventor of weapons and a great person, but what he is highly respected is his idea of "non attack". If the meaning of "non offensive" is obvious, we should oppose offensive warfare. "The big does not attack the small, the strong does not bully the weak, the people do not have few thieves, the deceit does not deceive the stupid, the expensive does not pride and humble, the rich does not pride and poverty, the strong does not rob the old. The reason is that the world is a common country, and do not use water and fire poison weapons to harm each other".
2024-11-19 17:21:30
 Liu Weipeng: War Thought Originates from Great Love and Practice
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If we make a horizontal comparison in the depth of history, we will find that the weapons and equipment used by our ancestors were in the world's leading level in substance. They started from many aspects to improve the quality and efficiency of weapons.
2024-11-18 10:53:52
 Liu Weipeng: War Thought Originates from Great Love and Practice
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If we make a horizontal comparison in the depth of history, we will find that the weapons and equipment used by our ancestors were in the world's leading level in substance. They started from many aspects to improve the quality and efficiency of weapons.
2024-11-18 10:53:52
 Liu Weipeng: The extension of "letter" is the spirit of Chinese humility and tolerance
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The crossbow, which is famous for its cruelty in war, actually comes from life. In ancient times, there were many mountains and forests in the north. There were poisonous snakes and beasts from time to time. Mountain people made crossbows to defend themselves. When dealing with beasts, once the fire fails, use a crossbow to kill them. It can be seen that all inventions come from folk wisdom.
2024-11-15 10:38:44
 The story of bow is fresh, refined and heroic
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The near attack weapons focus on strength, while the far attack weapons are different. Far attack weapons include bow, bullet, leveling, arc, crossbow, etc.
2024-11-14 15:03:30
 The story of bow is fresh, refined and heroic
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The near attack weapons focus on strength, while the far attack weapons are different. Far attack weapons include bow, bullet, leveling, arc, crossbow, etc.
2024-11-14 15:03:30
 Liu Weipeng: Horse Jumping, Gun Standing and Writing Poems
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We often see halberd in classical literature. It is always associated with the romantic, heroic and martial generals, which is quite unique.
2024-11-07 10:57:38
 The heroic appearance of halberd is associated with the gallant and heroic general
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We often see halberd in classical literature. It is always associated with the romantic, heroic and martial generals, which is quite unique.
2024-11-06 14:29:07
 The Wuxu garrison is a capable person
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The chariot is equipped with "five soldiers of the chariot", such as Ge, Shu, halberd, spear, etc. We talked about Ge, Shu, halberd and other weapons earlier.
2024-11-04 11:27:32
 Liu Weipeng: The vehicle array is the embodiment of the combination of courage and intelligence in the war
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There are not only a large number of chariots but also many patterns in a battle. In the Shang and Tang dynasties, there were two wheeled chariots equipped with banners, drums, drums, and cymbals to ensure the communication and liaison of the army.
2024-11-01 15:05:39
 Liu Weipeng: The word of war drives through the ancient battlefield
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An individual is incapable of fighting a chariot. The idiom "praying mantis blocking the car" is probably the most appropriate description of this scene. In ancient times, chariots were the main fighting force of the armies of all countries, and also the main fighting unit of the army at that time.
2024-10-31 11:09:34
 The word "Shu" has a great influence on the war and the capital of the Ministry
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The war has been upgraded from unarmed combat to the use of tools. More and more attention has been paid to the requirements and division of labor of weapons. Equipment conditions are sometimes a direct factor affecting the trend of the war situation.
2024-10-30 16:18:17
  "Xian" Liu Jueji
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The oracle bone inscription with the word "Bing" is the shape of holding a "jin" with both hands. "Jin" is a short handled axe or a cranked axe. In Mencius, On King Hui of Liang Dynasty, there is a sentence that "when the axe jin enters the mountain forest, the forest cannot be defeated", which means to hold "axe" and "jin" for chopping wood. The hatchet is a common weapon in close combat, and its structure is very suitable for carrying.
2024-10-29 16:00:02
 Liu Weipeng: What is "I"
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From the analysis of war characters in Chinese characters, we can basically see the context of the use of tools in the development of human society.
2024-10-28 11:09:57
 Liu Weipeng: "war" is the form and means of war, and "struggle" is the purpose and result
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"War" and "struggle" are the relationship between methods and results, as well as the relationship between destruction and balance. It is the most complex behavior of human beings, and it is the scene of extreme expression of human ugliness and beauty.
2024-10-24 14:35:13
 Liu Weipeng: Some of the initial determination of family names was related to fighting
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At the beginning of the war, the phenomenon of individual fights affected other aspects of human life, such as the initial determination of people's surnames, some of which were related to such fights.
2024-10-23 14:20:24
 Liu Weipeng: War is an important theme of Chinese characters
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War is the most common group phenomenon in the human process, and also the most common way of interaction in human relations. War promotes the process of civilization and brings disasters to individual life.
2024-10-22 11:53:58
 Liu Weipeng: The combination of the progress of characters and people's deep observation of nature
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Now we know about plants thousands of years ago, and we rely on some literature books, such as Yu Gong, Zhou Li and Shan Hai Jing. These books are our precious heritage left by our ancestors. From the book, we can see the ancient people's observation and research on geology, landform, soil and vegetation, the plant growth of thousands of years ago, and the planting process of food crops.
2024-10-21 14:13:56
 Liu Weipeng: The integration of plant characters into life is a gradual process
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The plant character is perfectly connected with real life, and it is a gradual process to integrate into life. From direct use, mutual help, to development and use as utensils, this process is basically synchronized with human civilization. In terms of word formation, there are a number of characters with plant nouns as the side. They reflect the characters in plant characters that have no direct relationship with people or nature, but are still found to be related to plants after a series of operations.
2024-10-18 10:08:31
 Liu Weipeng: The trace of lady in plant characters
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In ancient times, the level of productivity was limited, and most of the work was done by hands. This requires that men with more strength should have a more prominent position in labor. Some characters related to strength, such as "Yong" and "Xie", are taken from the scene of men's farming. What is the role of women?
2024-10-17 11:01:34
 Liu Weipeng: The trace of lady in plant characters
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In ancient times, the level of productivity was limited, and most of the work was done by hands. This requires that men with more strength should have a more prominent position in labor. Some characters related to strength, such as "Yong" and "Xie", are taken from the scene of men's farming. What is the role of women?
2024-10-17 11:01:34