Four viewpoints on the origin of Chinese characters

First of all, the text begins with the knot theory.

Knotting a knot is a primitive way of remembering. Under the Book of Changes: "After the ancient times, the sages used books easily, ruled hundreds of officials and watched all the people."

Xu Shen's "Shuo Wen Jie Zi Xu" also has the theory of "taking the rope to govern". Zheng Xuan's "Book of Changes" notes: "The big event is the big knot; Things are small, sum up the rope. " Before liberation, there were knots in Yunnan, the southwest border of China. Obviously, knot is not a word yet, and it has no recording language.

Second, the text comes from Chick's theory.

This is a legend comparable to the knot theory. Carving traces and marks on bamboo, wood and other materials to make records is carving a tree. This is also a widely used method in ancient times.

Preface to Shangshu: "Ancient Fu is the king of the world."

Among them, "book" is another matter, and "deed" refers to what is engraved and engraved.

Third, writing begins with gossip.

Gossip is a special symbol used by ancient witches to predict good or bad luck.

, Joe's "Tong Zhi Liu Shu Lulue Debate Series (longitudinal)": "The words are not balanced (horizontal). Kan, Li, Kun and Heng Gua, if we regard it as a word, we must follow it. So it becomes' water' and' fire' and' <