Aug. 29, 2025
The methods by which Chinese characters were created (2)
You can read the first installment here: https://langcorrect.com/journals/the-methods-of-creating-chinese-characters-1/
The second formation of Chinese Characters is ideographic or self-explanatory.
This one has two perfect examples: 上 (up) and 下 (down). You can imagine a water level, something uper than the level is 上, and the things lower than the level are 下.
There are three more examples, which are the easiest characters: 一(one), 二(two), 三(three). I don't even need to explain them, right?
Compared to those pictographic characters, I think ideographic characters are more abstract. They are not natural objects, but some conceptions from our ancestors' minds.
您可以阅读第一部分的内容：https://langcorrect.com/journals/the-methods-of-creating-chinese-characters-1/
汉字的第二种造字方式是指事，即具有自明性。
这里有两个非常典型的例子：上（up）和下（down）。你可以想象一个水平面，高于水位的物体就是“上”，而低于水位的物体就是“下”。
还有另外三个例子，它们是最简单的汉字：一（one）、二（two）、三（three）。我甚至都不需要去解释它们，对吧？
与那些象形文字相比，我认为指事法造出的文字更为抽象。它们并非自然界存在的物体，而是我们祖先头脑中的一些概念。
The methods by which Chinese characters were created (2)
You can read the first installment here: https://langcorrect.com/journals/the-methods-of-creating-chinese-characters-1/
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The second formation ofway Chinese Ccharacters were formed is ideographic or self-explanatory.
You can imagine a water level, and something uphigher than the level is 上, and the things lower than the level are 下.
There are three more examples, which are the easiest characters: 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three).
Insert a space before each of the left parentheses marks.
I don't even need to explain them, right?
Compared to those pictographic characters I described in my previous post, I think ideographic characters are more abstract.
They are not natural objects, but some conceptions from our ancestors' minds.
suggestion: They represent not natural objects, but abstract concepts in our ancestors’ minds.
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Nicely done.
Aug. 31, 2025
谢谢！
Have a nice weekend!
The methods by which Chinese characters were created (2)
You can read the first installment (or entry) here: https://langcorrect.com/journals/the-methods-of-creating-chinese-characters-1/
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The second formation of Chinese Characters is ideographic or self-explanatory.
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"The second method of forming Chinese characters..."
"The second way in which Chinese characters were formed..."
This one has two perfect examples: 上 (up) and 下 (down).
You can imagine a water level, s. Something uper thanabove the level is 上, andwhile the things belower than the level it are 下.
There are three more examples, which are the easiest characters: 一(one), 二(two), 三(three).
I don't even need to explain them, right?
Compared to those pictographic characters, I think ideographic characters are more abstract.
They are not natural objects, but some conceptions from our ancestors' minds.
or:
"They are not objects that can be found in nature..."
also:
"...but abstract conceptions that our ancestors came up with."
These are more natural, casual ways of wording these parts of the sentence.
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Well done, Tammy!
Aug. 31, 2025
Thank you so much!
Have a nice weekend!
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You can read the first installment here: https://langcorrect.com/journals/the-methods-of-creating-chinese-characters-1/ The second formation of Chinese Characters is ideographic or self-explanatory. You can read the first installment (or entry) here: https://langcorrect.com/journals/the-methods-of-creating-chinese-characters-1/ or "The second method of forming Chinese characters..." "The second way in which Chinese characters were formed..." You can read the first installment here: https://langcorrect.com/journals/the-methods-of-creating-chinese-characters-1/ |
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