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.
Land on the Golden Gate by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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0:06 Plant ⇔ Zhí wù
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/直
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/物
0:31 Seed ⇔ Zhǒng zi
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/重
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/中
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/種
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1:14 Moss ⇔ Tái xiǎn
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/台
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/苔
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/魚
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/羊
2:09 Grass ⇔ Cǎo
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/早
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2:27 Flower ⇔ Huā
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/化
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/花
2:46 Vine ⇔ Téng wàn
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/滕
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/曼
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3:47 Bush ⇔ Guàn mù
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/水
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/雚
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/木
4:18 Fern ⇔ Jué lèi
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/厥
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/米
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/犬
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/頁
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5:13 Tree ⇔ Shù
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/尌
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/樹
5:50 Cactus ⇔ Xiān rén zhǎng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/人
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/仙
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/尚
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/手
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/掌
6:39 Leaf ⇔ Yè zi
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/枼
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/口
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/叶
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/子
7:21 Branch ⇔ Zhī
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/木
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/竹
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/又
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/支
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/枝
7:52 Root ⇔ Gēn
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/根