全新正版Chinese characters:symbols recording history

ContentsPreface.......................................................................................01Introduction................................................................................05Chapter evelopment of Chinese CharactersSection 1Origin of Chinese Characters ...................................................002Section 2Inscriptions on Bones or Tortoise Shells in the Shang Dynasty......010Section 3Inscriptions Carved on Bronze Ware..........................................021Section 4Seal Script: Eerr’ Characters..............................................030Section 5Lishu Official Script: Turning Point of AncienndMdern Fonts....043Section 6Cursive Script: Simple and Fast Writing......................................050Section 7Kaishu: Exemplary Script...........................................................058Section 8Running Script: Fall in Between Kaishu and Cursive Script...........070Section 9Inclusive Chinese Characters.....................................................083Chapter IIRules of Chinese Characters InventionSection 1Six Categories of Chinese Characters........................................090Section 2The Methods of Chinese Characters Invention............................093Chapter IIIChina in the Chinese CharactersSection 1Heaven....................................................................................116Section 2Sun..........................................................................................122Section 3Mountain.................................................................................128Section 4Water.......................................................................................135Section 5Wood.......................................................................................141Section 6Deities.....................................................................................147Section 7Ghosts.....................................................................................154Section 8Rites.........................................................................................159Section 9Music.......................................................................................164Section 10Poetry.......................................................................................168Section 11Art...........................................................................................176Section 12People......................................................................................179Section 13Son..........................................................................................184 Section 14Woman....................................................................................187Section 15Meeting...................................................................................190Section 16Tea..........................................................................................194Section 17Instruments...............................................................................200Section 18Book........................................................................................204Section 19See..........................................................................................209Section 20Learn.......................................................................................213PostscriptSalute to Chinese Characters and Chinese Culture.....................218AppendixA Brief Chinese Chronology......................................................2

Chen Xuejing, Ph.D., a teacher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the deputy secretary of the Imperial Palace Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He has published several books, representing the work of “Where to Look: About Painting”, “Red Letters from Home: Documentary on Paper”. He has served as a guest writer for CCTV cultural documentaries such as “The Imperial Palace” and “Dunhuang”.

汉字从哪里来？它是如何一步步演变为今天的汉字形态的？汉字作为记录历史的符号，它又承载了哪些丰富的文化信息？本书首先讲述汉字的发展史，以及一代代知识人、保护者对于汉字遗产的珍视与深情；接着，分析汉字的造字法则，从汉字的造字规律中体会中国人的思考、感知与创造；，选取极具中国文化代表的20个汉字，追溯字形源流、字义演变，同时引入文学、哲学作品，引入相应的绘画、青铜器、陶瓷、建筑等美术作品资源，将文字与文学、哲学、艺术互为印，共同还原出中国历史文化的生动图景，古典中国文明的博大精深。