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.
Music by Aaron Kenny
/ @contactkennya
Character chapters and sources:
0:09 Clothing ⇔ Yī fú
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衣
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/服
0:34 Hat ⇔ Mào zi
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/巾
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/冒
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/子
0:58 Coat ⇔ Wài tào
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/外
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/大
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/長
1:23 Shirt ⇔ Chèn shān
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衣
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/親
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/彡
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衫
2:00 T-Shirt ⇔ T xù
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/心
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/血
2:18 Gloves ⇔ Shǒu tào
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/手
2:30 Pants ⇔ Kù zi
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衣
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/子
3:01 Jeans ⇔ Niú zǎi kù
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/牛
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/人
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/子
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/仔
3:44 Shorts ⇔ Duǎn kù
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/矢
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/豆
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
4:08 Dress ⇔ Lián yī qún
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衣
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/君
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
4:39 Skirt ⇔ Qún zi
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/子
4:51 Suit ⇔ Xī zhuāng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/西
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衣
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
5:28 Swimsuit ⇔ Yǒng yī
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/泳
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衣
5:41 Underwear ⇔ Nèi yī
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/內
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衣
5:52 Socks ⇔ Wà zi
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衣
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/蔑
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/子
6:42 Shoes ⇔ Xié
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/革
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...