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:
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0:04 Shapes ⇔ Xíng zhuàng
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/幵
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/爿
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/犬
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/狀
0:47 Circle ⇔ Yuán xíng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/囗
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/員
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/圓
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
1:18 Semi-circle ⇔ Bàn yuán
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/八
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/牛
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/圓
1:42 Oval ⇔ Tuǒ yuán
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/木
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/阜
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/左
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/肉
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/有
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/圓
2:31 Triangle ⇔ Sān jiǎo
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/三
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/角
2:44 Square ⇔ Fāng xíng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/方
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
2:56 Rectangle ⇔ Jǔ xíng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/矢
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/工
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
3:27 Diamond ⇔ Líng xíng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/夌
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
4:03 Trapezoid ⇔ Tī xíng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/木
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
4:28 Pentagon ⇔ Wǔ biān xíng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/五
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/邊
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
5:11 Star ⇔ Xīng xíng
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
5:29 Octagon ⇔ Bā jiǎo
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/八
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/角
5:41 Heart ⇔ Xīn xíng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/心
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
5:54 Sphere ⇔ Qiú xíng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/玉
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/求
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/球
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
6:24 Cone ⇔ Zhuī tǐ
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/今
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/王
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/隹
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/骨
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/豊
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/人
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/本
7:50 Cube ⇔ Lì fāng
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/立
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/方