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.
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Character chapters and sources:
0:12 Friend (informal) ⇔ Péng yǒu
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/朋
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/友
0:31 Friend (formal) ⇔ Yǒu rén
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/友
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/人
0:43 Friends & relatives ⇔ Qīn yǒu
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/親
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/友
0:55 Best Friend ⇔ Sǐ dǎng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/死
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/尚
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/黑
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/儿
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/黨
1:39 Close Friend/Confidante ⇔ Zhī jǐ
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/己
1:51 Childhood Friend ⇔ Fà xiǎo
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/小
2:03 Classmate ⇔ Tóng xué
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/同
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/學
2:22 School mate/Alumni ⇔ Xiào yǒu
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/校
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/友
2:34 Teammate ⇔ Duì yǒu
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/友
2:47 Work colleague ⇔ Tóng shì
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/同
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/事
2:59 Age-Gap Friend ⇔ Wàng nián jiāo
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/忘
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/年
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/交
3:17 Online friend ⇔ Wǎng yǒu
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/網
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/友
3:30 Roommate ⇔ Shì yǒu
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/室
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/友