The dragon character was first seen in oracle bone inscriptions and is a pictograph. The oracle bone inscription and the golden dragon character are like a kind of monster with a large mouth and a long body. Glyph 1: The upper part of the oracle bone inscription is slightly the same as the head of the oracle bone inscription; The lower half resembles the shape of a huge long body, "the left side is the kiss, and the right side is the body." The dragon is a sacred object in the imagination of the ancestors, which is a combination of the shapes of several animals and decorated with imagination. Later, it was used to refer to the emperor or to a metaphor for extraordinary figures.
In the process of the evolution of the dragon character, the opening of the mouth in the Jin inscription has evolved into a flesh-like shape, and the opening of the mouth in the Warring States period has been changed into a flesh shape, and the curled body is separated from the opening of the mouth. In the small seal, the left side is the dragon's mouth and the head horn are changed, and the right side is the appearance of the dragon's body flipping up, and it is stereotyped. The Hanli glyph squares the glyph on the basis of the Qin seal and becomes the traditional character "dragon". After the Sui Dynasty, the vulgar word "dragon" was written as "尨", which was transformed according to the right side of the original word. Three strokes can also be written as two strokes. The "General List of Simplified Characters" is further omitted into a single abandonment, which is simplified as a dragon.
Overall, the origin of the dragon character can be traced back to the ancient oracle bone inscriptions, and the shape and meaning of the dragon character have changed as history has evolved. Today, the dragon has become one of the important symbols of Chinese culture, representing strength, wisdom and wealth!
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