Interesting thing about 纸
I was studying the word 报纸 (one of the words to study for HSK level 2) and I broke it down in those parts in order to remember it better:
报 to announce
纸 paper
This makes it easier for me to remember the word "newspaper".
Anyway what I found interesting is the character 纸 . If you look at it, you can see the "silk" radical. Then I searched online and I found out that Chinese people before used to write on oracle bones, but then also on bamboo strips and SILK, before inventing the paper we now use. Can you confirm this? :) And eventually tell me something more about the evolution of Chinese writing?
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paper is one of the four great inventions in china.before it ,we used to write on the bamboo most commonly.the other three great inventions are compass,explosive and printing
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The evolution of Chinese writing maybe like this: turtle shell or bone, then bamboo ,then Chinese silk, paper. For reference only!
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Yes, I always find interesting things. I would like to become fluent and be able to read Chinese books :)
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I believe you will find more. Enjoy the charm of Mandarin.^^
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Thanks a lot :) Maybe you can help me :) Thanks for the encouragement :)
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