The image of "Qiu" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

The word "Qiu" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions

Oracle Bone Inscriptions, also known as "Wen Qi", "Oracle Bone Inscriptions" or "tortoise shell and animal bones Oracle",

Mainly refers to the late Shang Dynasty in China (14 ~ 1 1 century).

Characters carved on tortoise shells or animal bones used by the royal family for divination,

After the demise of Shang Dynasty and the rise of Zhou Dynasty, Oracle Bone Inscriptions continued to be used for some time.

This is the earliest known systematic writing form in China.

It inherited the original carving symbols and inspired the bronze inscriptions.

It is the key form of the development of Chinese characters.

Modern Chinese characters evolved from Oracle Bone Inscriptions.