Hello, this is Bamboo Cipher. Welcome to Chinese character arc, exploring the evolution of Chinese characters from oracle bone etchings to digital text (both traditional and simplified).
I make these videos as a fun research project and to supplement my learning Chinese as a second language. No promises regarding the accuracy of my facts.
Character chapters and sources:
0:16 Laborer ⇔ Gōng rén
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/工
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/人
0:28 Lawyer ⇔ Lǜ shī
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/彳
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/聿
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/師
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
0:52 Doctor ⇔ Yī shēng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/匸
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/矢
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/医
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/殳
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/酉
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/醫
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/生
1:34 Nurse ⇔ Hù shi
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/言
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/又
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/士
2:10 Editor ⇔ Biān jí
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/糸
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/車
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
2:52 Journalist ⇔ Jìz hě
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/記
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/者
3:04 Interpreter ⇔ Fān yì
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/番
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/羽
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/言
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
3:40 Civil Servant ⇔ Gōng wù yuán
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/公
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/員