What are the characteristics of Oracle Bone Inscriptions?

(1) As far as the structure of characters is concerned, some hieroglyphs only emphasize the characteristics of physical objects, and the number of strokes and the front and back are not uniform.

(2) Some Oracle Bone Inscriptions's cognitive characters only require the radical to conform to a clear meaning, but not to be fixed. Therefore, there are many variants in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and some words can be written in dozens or even dozens.

(3) The size of Oracle Bone Inscriptions graphics is often determined by the complexity of physical objects, and some words can occupy the position of several words, either long or short.

(4) Because the characters are carved on hard animal bones with knives, the strokes are thin, mostly in Fang Bi.

Extended data:

Oracle Bone Inscriptions has a symmetrical and stable pattern. Prepare three elements of calligraphy, namely, using a pen, finishing words and composing music. Judging from the number and structure of fonts, Oracle Bone Inscriptions has developed into a more rigorous and systematic writing. The "six-character" principle of Chinese characters is reflected in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. But the traces of the original picture and the original words are still obvious.

Judging from the characters on Oracle bones, they already have the three elements of China's calligraphy, namely, writing, writing and composition. His brushwork lines are neat and thin, straight and thick, and his strokes are multi-folded, which has an influence on the pen and knife of seal cutting in later generations.