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 From: [] Image of two Chinese Oracle Bones

 The Chinese language was first discovered to be recorded on “oracle bones” and the most recognizable forms of writing date back to 1500- 950 BC. Ancient Chinese citizens used these bones to record their actions including hunting and other activities. Originally, the writing consisted of many pictures of animals and the things the words represented, but it gradually transformed into more intricate characters. The inscriptions on the later bones show that the Chinese form of writing was already well developed, and closely related to modern writing of China by 1200 BC.

During the fifth century BC the Chinese society began to write on pieces of bamboo and bamboo sticks. The writing utilized during this time was known as classical Chinese or wenyan. The modern form of Chinese writing that is used today is known as hànzi. The most updated Chinese dictionaries can contain around 56,000 characters, but generally the dictionaries contain about 9,000. From: [] []

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Well known Chinese Symbols