What is the significance of Chinese writing

1. Chinese characters are the script for recording the Chinese language, which has a history of about 6,000 years, and it is the world's most spoken language and one of the oldest scripts in the world. It is a syllabic script of ideographic nature. There are 4,000 to 8,000 characters in common use in modern times, most of which are shaped characters. The script of modern Chinese characters evolved through oracle bone script, jinwen, small seal script, and official script.

2. Human beings, in the course of their long-term practice, have created a glorious history and accumulated an incomparably rich cultural knowledge, which has been preserved to the present day by means of writing. As a tool for recording, preserving and disseminating knowledge, writing has made an indispensable contribution to the progress of human civilization and the advancement and development of society.

Characteristics of Chinese Characters:

1. Chinese characters are one of the oldest scripts in the world, and their influence on the surrounding area has been very great, being the mother character of other scripts. It is a written symbol for recording events. In form, it gradually changed from a graphic to a square-shaped symbol made up of strokes, which is why Chinese characters are generally called "square characters". It has evolved from hieroglyphics (pictograms) to ideograms, which also express sound and meaning, but the overall system is still ideographic. Therefore, Chinese characters are characterized by the combination of image, sound and meaning. This characteristic is unique among the world's scripts, and therefore it has a unique charm. Chinese characters are the treasures of thousands of years of culture of the Han people, and they are also our lifelong mentors and friends, and everyone's spiritual home. Chinese characters can often cause us wonderful and bold associations, giving people the enjoyment of beauty.

2. Chinese characters are the link to the soul of the nation. When you are making a living in a foreign country, Chinese characters are a kind of support, even if it's a plaque or a piece of paper, the characters on it will be like a magnet attracting you and letting you feel the kindness of the motherland. Because the Chinese sentiment has been condensed into the simplest horizontal, vertical and downward strokes. Each stroke is dipped in Chinese blood and written. Overseas, whether you are successful or wandering lost, as long as there is a square word accompanied, you will have a few solace a few more trust, because whether it is hieroglyphic or refers to the matter, whether it is a meeting of the meaning or shape, each word has a profound origin, each Chinese is that a one-handed and one-handed, has become the soul of the square word.