The beauty of Chinese characters lies in the shape, in the meaning, in the sound.
The Chinese characters are broad and profound, and they are full of thick Chinese history and profound life thinking in one word.
Take a look at the 30 most beautiful Chinese characters and feel the cultural significance behind them.
01
One
The smallest number, which cannot be found in a positive integer, is smaller than it; the largest number, which means "everything".
There are many words related to one that can explain its meaning, such as single-mindedness, meticulousness, etc.
The consistent glyph symbolizes the unity, stability and sustainability of the Chinese nation.
02
person
Man, from the oracle bones we can clearly see the meaning of man, it represents the uprightness of the human body, but also reflects the evolution of our ancestors from apes to humans, of course, man later extended a lot of deep meaning.
For example, people must stand on the ground and head on this day in order to walk independently and become "people".
03
sky
Heaven, this is a hieroglyphic character, it can be interpreted as "there is a horizontal on the head of a person, that is the heaven", so the ancients were very imaged when they created the word, and when the heaven was expressed in oracle bone, it was a large square drawn on the head of a small person.
Sometimes it represents the top of the concrete person's head, and sometimes it represents the abstract "heaven".
04
yang
The original meaning is shannan and water north, which can refer to day, day, day, heat, male, and birth, and yin are compatible.
Ancient Chinese philosophy believed that the two opposing sides of matter and human affairs in the universe were yin and yang.
05
yin
The original meaning is mountain north and water south, which can refer to the moon, earth, night, cold, female, death, and yang.
06
day
The day represents the sun, which is a typical hieroglyph, and a circle contains a dot.
The sun represents the light, and it is also necessary for all things to grow, because life can only appear where there is sunlight, so the sun also has a symbol of hope.
07
month
The moon, representing the moon, is also a hieroglyph, and the ancients used the crescent moon portrait of the beginning of the month to represent the moon.
The ancients often chanted the moon, often painted poems on the moon, the moon was born on the sea, the end of the world is at this time, it is people who see the moon in front of them, they will think of their hometown in the distance.
08
mountain
Mountain, this is a hieroglyphic character, which is a word made by depicting the shape of the mountain, such a word is not only simple in stroke, but also very easy to recognize, if you think of the appearance of the mountain, you can know what the word means.
Those who stand out on earth and those who look up to the earth are mountains. The mountain is praised by Chinese as a representative of masculinity with a backbone.
09
water
Water, also a hieroglyph, is a word created according to the shape of the river.
It stands for gentleness and tolerance. It is also one of the elements of ancient Chinese naïve materialism. Water is a standard and a realm. Lao Tzu's "good is like water, and water is good for all things without dispute" embodies the Taoist philosophical idea of "seeking cure without doing anything".
10
Tea
Tea, representing a plant, is a grass on the top, a person in the middle, and a vessel on the bottom.
China has a long history of tea culture, people between grass and trees, tea is a holy relic that integrates people and nature, making people soft, peaceful and calm. Lu Yu's "Tea Classic" pushes tea culture to the extreme.
11
rice plant
He, which is a kind of hieroglyph, China is one of the most important agricultural origins in the world, and in ancient times, he represented a designated crop, which is millet.
This crop, which is headed towards the ground after the long ear, is a sign of modesty and gratitude in the eyes of the ancients, so it is often used to represent a gentleman.
12
spring
Spring means that the grass and trees sprout under the sun's illumination, reflecting the simple understanding of the ancestors that all things grow by the sun.
The plan of the year lies in spring, which is a symbol of vitality and the beginning of the year. In Chinese heart, the meaning of spring is hope, beginning, and vitality.
13
plow
Cultivated land is a sign of the progress of human society and a major progress after the emergence of agricultural civilization. The progress of cultivated land means is the manifestation of social and economic progress.
14
work
The word "Gong" carries rich cultural information on the development of China's civil engineering projects, making China a country with highly developed science and technology in ancient times.
15
abundant
Ancient clan tribes delimited territories called "Feng". In the oracle bone, it is the image of the tree and the mound below, which later extends to the lush vegetation, which refers to the rich appearance and fullness of the human body.
16
road
The Tao is the principle of dealing with the world, the essence of things, the essence of the universe, the religion, and the magic of the strategy, everyone has the Tao, everything has the Tao, it is the most simple and profound understanding of the ideal realm Chinese.
17
round
It is the simple understanding of the shape of "heaven" in ancient times, that is, the so-called "round place of heaven", which has influenced the development of ancient astronomy and has also had a profound impact on architecture.
18
realize
"Enlightenment", see my heart. Enlightenment is a moment, enlightenment is a long process.
19
root
"Ben" is fundamental. The people take food as the heaven and the country as the basis of agriculture, which is regarded as the only way to keep the business of the society, otherwise it is "giving up the end of the book" and "putting the end of the end upside down".
20
earth
Since ancient times, China has been founded as a farmer, and land is the most basic means of agricultural production. Earth is also one of the "five elements" that make up all things.
21
courtesy
Lilly culture occupies an important position in Chinese culture.
Following the footsteps of Confucius around the world, it has become a guideline for Chinese to treat people and things and a good recipe for educating children for thousands of years.
22
forgive
Forgiveness, such as the heart, the heart to the heart, mutual understanding, people, reading should have this mind.
23
benevolence
The core concept of Chinese philosophy is also the virtue of patriarchal society. The benevolent love others, and the wise know people.
24
filial piety
Filial piety is the foundation of social harmony, and the word "filial piety" has maintained the great unity of the Chinese nation and laid the foundation for social harmony and stability.
25
country
The word "Guo" records the important message of Chinese history: from the initial settlements, to the later primary cities, to the more developed capitals, these are known as "countries" and are the places where the times converge.
26
Chinese
The most populous ethnic group in the world is the Han Chinese.
Chinese, Chinese characters, sinology, Han people, Han Fu, Han Dynasty... In Chinese mind, "Han" has almost become equivalent to "China".
27
dragon
The dragon is a symbol of Chinese civilization, an important symbol of traditional Chinese culture, and a totem of many ethnic groups in ancient China. Today, it is still the descendant of the dragon at home and abroad - the descendants of Yanhuang are imprinted in their hearts and minds.
28
people
For thousands of years, China's "people" have taken root in the soil and worked hard to climb. "The people are precious, the society is secondary, and the king is light." The people actually determine the direction of the development of the whole society.
29
courtyard
Living in their own yard is the ideal place for Chinese.
"Yuan" is a wordless book, brick by brick, grass and tree in the courtyard, raising people who have grown up in the courtyard one after another, and the traditional Chinese form of a big family has been able to continue for thousands of years.
30
year
The original "year" refers to the ripening of grains.
In the hearts of Chinese, "year" is the beginning of another cycle of reincarnation, the beginning of all good hopes, and is rooted in the hearts of every Chinese with poetic romance and thickness.
After reading these most beautiful Chinese characters, you can also talk about which Chinese character in your mind is the most beautiful?
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