The characteristics of the first issue of Oracle Bone Inscriptions

The characteristics of the first phase of Oracle Bone Inscriptions are as follows:

1, about Oracle Bone Inscriptions

Oracle Bone Inscriptions, also known as "Wen Qi", "Oracle Bone Inscriptions", "Yin Ruins" or "tortoise shell and animal bones", is the earliest mature writing system discovered in China so far, the source of Chinese characters and the root vein of Chinese excellent traditional culture. The remains of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in the early Shang Dynasty were mainly found in Zhengzhou Mall, and the Yin Ruins in Anyang were the representative in the late Shang Dynasty.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is the most important writing in the late Shang Dynasty. Archaeological findings show that there are a large number of Oracle bones here, with more than100000 pieces. The content is mainly the divination records of the Shang royal family, and it can also be seen that the clan emblems of many national tribes are named. Oracle Bone Inscriptions has about 4,000 words, which reflects the basic composition of the writing symbol system.

Compared with the stereotyped symbol system of ancient Chinese characters established in Shuo Wen Jie Zi, Oracle Bone Inscriptions already has many types of Chinese character configurations, including the "four shapes" in the traditional "Six Books", namely pictographic, ideographic, knowing and pictophonetic characters, which shows that in the late Shang Dynasty, the Chinese characters represented by Oracle Bone Inscriptions have basically established the configuration mode and the configuration system has gradually matured.

2. The history of Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions got its name because it was engraved on tortoise shells and animal bones. The content is an Oracle Bone Inscriptions, which records the 270-year migration from Pan Geng to Zhou Wang, and is the earliest book trace. Yin merchants have three characteristics, namely, believing in history, drinking alcohol and worshiping ghosts and gods; Because of this, these tortoise shells, which decided many things such as fishing, conquest and agriculture, can be rediscovered in later generations and become important materials for studying China characters.

In Shang dynasty, the pen and ink were excellent, and the calligraphy was thin and sharp because of engraving, which had the interest of a blade. Influenced by the rise and fall of writing style, it can be roughly divided into five periods, which are introduced below. In the late Shang Dynasty, he moved from Pan Geng to Shang Zhouwang, which lasted for about 273 years and experienced the eighth king of 12. During this period, Oracle Bone Inscriptions should be divided into early and late periods.

There are different opinions on the study of the chronology of Oracle bones in Shang Dynasty. At present, Dong Zuobin's five-stage theory based on ten criteria such as lineage, appellation and chastity is mainly adopted, namely the first stage: Pan Geng, Xiao Xin, Xiao Yi and Wu Ding; The second stage: Zu Geng and Zujia; The third issue: Yan Xin and Kangding; The fourth period: martial arts, Wen Ding; The fifth issue: the first issue and Di Xin.