When we say "dragon" in the Year of the Dragon, we start with the "dragon" in the Chinese character. During the Spring Festival holiday, "Uncle Chinese Characters" Richard Sears shared several Chinese character stories related to the Year of the Dragon with many netizens, wishing everyone a happy Spring Festival.
The original glyph of '龙' looked like a snake with a crown on it, which means the king of snakes. Uncle Chinese characters told the ** of the word "dragon". Spring sowing, autumn harvest, people who have been busy for a year reunite with their families during the Spring Festival, share food together, share the ups and downs of a year's life, so what is the evolution story of the Chinese characters "get" and "year"? Now, let's look for it with Uncle Kanji.
In fact, every Chinese character has a hieroglyphic **, and I want to find the original meaning and logic of this pictogram. If you know what he meant, then every Chinese character has a story. "I came to China for the first time when I was 22 years old, and I could speak Chinese very quickly, but I never knew how to write Chinese characters. In the process of learning, he gradually found that if you understand the pictograms of Chinese characters, it is easy to grasp it, "Since then, I have started a long exploration of Chinese character stories, and each exploration has made me more fascinated by the wonderful Chinese characters and Chinese culture."
Today, founded by Richard Sears, "Chinese Character Origins"** has become one of the world's largest public databases of Chinese character origins, containing nearly 100,000 ancient Chinese glyphs. **More than 1 million monthly visitors worldwide, with users from more than 170 countries and regions around the world. Richard Sears is also affectionately known as "Uncle Kanji".
The plan of the year lies in spring, and spring carries people's expectations for a better year. Uncle Kanji has a deep understanding of the cultural connotations behind Chinese characters. "Kanji has a tremendous charm. No matter how long I live, I will always study Chinese characters. Today, Uncle Kanji is still obsessed with his own research on Chinese characters.
Curator: Pan Qingsong, Wang Gaofeng.
Executive: Fan Jason, Hu Jingjing, Huang Huan.
*: Sun Art.