Chinese characters have existed miraculously in the history of the world. More often than Latin and English, Chinese characters exist as ideographs. However, with the passage of time, the writing form of Chinese characters has also undergone great changes, from the small seal a long time ago to the current simplified characters, and the thousands of years of historical changes in the middle are enough to publish many books.
Among the thousands of Chinese characters, there are some Chinese characters that are different. For example, the word "she", perhaps to us today, is a very common word, said nearly a hundred times a day, no big deal. But the history of this word is very short.
Why is it short-lived? Because unlike other scripts, this word did not appear officially until the Republic of China period. Moreover, the emergence of this word also brought about a drastic change in thinking in the society at that time. The inventor of this word is the famous linguist and literary scholar - Mr. Liu Bannong. The word "she" invented by him was scolded by many women in the beginning and was considered disrespectful to them. What everyone did not expect was that by now, this word has become one of the most commonly used words in people, and it can be seen everywhere in life, and we say it nearly a hundred times a day.
Liu Bannong, although in modern history, has a high evaluation. But at the time of the Republic of China, he was a man of mixed reputations. Born in the family of intellectuals in the old society, although he also received an old-style cultural education, his thinking was very open. Today, his thinking and views on culture have surpassed those of that era. After growing up, he decided to go abroad for further study, return to China to better develop Chinese culture, and promote cultural education. Facts have also proved that after he returned to China, he returned to Peking University for further study, and then made great achievements in promoting literary improvement.
The most famous story is recorded in his biography "Biography of Liu Bannong", Liu Bannong, because of his special study of linguistics, has a great interest in the dialects of many parts of China. However, China is very rich, and if you want to understand the dialect of a region, you can't study it without going there yourself.
However, he was all on his own, and it would take a lifetime to study the Chinese dialect, and as a professor, he could not leave his students alone, so he thought of a strange way, that is, "being scolded". It's really funny to say, and we all know that a famous linguist said that the best way to learn a language is to learn uncivilized words. Of course, this is a crooked method, but at some point, it still has some effect.
So he made a special statement in the "New Youth". It says that I will write a book about swearing. All those who are interested can write to him, or they can personally find him and come to him to scold him, and he will never return the mouth. It was even written in the newspaper that if he scolded well, he would give this person a bonus and make him work harder.
This statement caused an uproar among intellectuals. Many famous linguistics professors were attracted to this person, such as Zhou Zuoren and Zhao Yuanren, who personally came to the door and scolded him in person. Zhao Yuanren also scolded him in the dialect of three places, but Liu Bannong laughed and remembered while listening, and asked Zhao to stay and eat and drink.
After that, Liu Bannong decided to create a word specifically for women. This word is now the word "she". But what he didn't expect was that although the cause was good, people misunderstood what he meant. Even after that, Liu Bannong specially wrote a paper on "The Problem of Her Word" to clarify his own meaning and the meaning of this word.
But the women are indomitable, thinking that this is an insult to themselves. This is because at that time, new ideas and cultures were hitting the minds of the people, and many women began to pursue freedom and equality. And this word touched them, and those women thought, why should they use another word to refer to women? So he openly expressed his dissatisfaction in school, and when he reached the climax, there was even a three-year-long abuse.
However, although Liu Bannong did not dare to go to the street in three years, he was very insistent on this word, and he believed that this word was conducive to the development of culture. Therefore, I firmly stated that I would not cancel this word. After careful consultation, the Ministry of Education agreed with Liu Bannong's opinion and included this "she" in the "National Pronunciation Common Character Collection".
And with the passage of time, the facts have also proved that Liu Bannong is correct, until now, no one thinks that there is anything special about this word. On the contrary, this character has become one of the most commonly used Chinese characters. Perhaps Liu Bannong and the people of that era could not have imagined that they would become what they are now.