Hello, this is Bamboo Cipher. Welcome to Chinese character arc, exploring the evolution of Chinese characters from oracle bone etchings to small seal script 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.
Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky
Love Letters by Aaron Kenny / @contactkennya
0:06 Christmas ⇔ Shèng dàn jié
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/圣
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/言
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/行
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/止
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/誕
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/竹
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/即
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1:45 Christmas Eve ⇔ Píng ān yè
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/八
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/干
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/平
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/安
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/亦
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/夕
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/夜
2:34 Santa Claus ⇔ Shèng dàn lǎo rén
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/圣
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/老
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/人
3:18 Raindeer ⇔ Xùn lù
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/馬
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/川
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/馴
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/鹿
3:42 Christmas Tree ⇔ Shèng dàn shù
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/圣
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/木
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/尌
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/樹
4:38 Ornament ⇔ Zhuāng shì pǐn
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/爿
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/士
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/衣
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/食
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/人
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/巾
humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/品
5:39 Wreath ⇔ Huā quān
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/化
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/花
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/囗
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/釆
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/廾
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/𢍏
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/卩
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6:47 Present ⇔ Lǐ wù
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/禮
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/物