汉字源流探秘：从甲骨文到现代汉字的演变

汉字的起源与发展

汉字是中国文字的代表，起源于新石器时代晚期。最初用于铭刻和记录，是一种象形符号。

甲骨文与金文的形成

随着社会的进步，甲骨文逐渐出现，它在牛舌状龟壳上刻画，记录了古代祭祀活动和天气预报等内容。随后金文出现，为金属工具留下记载。

仓颉创造五十音

legend has it that the sage Cang Jie invented writing by observing tracks of birds and insects, creating fifty basic characters.

鲁国文字改革

The Duke of Zhou introduced changes to the script during the Western Zhou Dynasty, making it more standardized and easier to write.

小篆、大篆、小隶书演变过程

With time, small seal script evolved into clerical script, which was later simplified into regular script (also known as standard character) used today for official documents.

现代汉字简化与电脑输入法

In recent years, efforts have been made to simplify Chinese characters for better literacy rates; with technology advancing, new input methods such as pinyin make typing Hanzi more convenient than ever before.