1. Image you were in 8000 years ago, just have spare time from hunting, how do you record the nature and events around you?Draw a simple picture.This is the Pictographs.Presented by LegooMandarin.com2

2. Chinese is a pictorial language: Rn PeoplePresented by LegooMandarin.com3 3. Its an abstract art Xng walk; travel:Presented by LegooMandarin.com4 4. No alphabet but have Component Part (Radicals) z is made of by roof & ziPresented by LegooMandarin.comson5 5. There are six ways of How the Chinese Characters were Created called: Li sh six ways or six writings 1 2 3 4 5 6 Xing xng zh sh hu y xng shng zhun zh ji jiPictographs Indicatives Ideographs Phonetic compounds Mutual explanatories Phonetic loansPresented by LegooMandarin.com6 6. 1Xing xngPictographA pictograph, also called pictogram, is an ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. Most of Chinese characters were originally pictures of objects.Presented by LegooMandarin.com7 7. 1Xing xngPictograph R sun Presented by LegooMandarin.com8 8. 1Xing xngPictographYu moon Presented by LegooMandarin.com9 9. 1Xing xngPictographShn MountainPresented by LegooMandarin.com10 10. 1Xing xng rnPictographpeople Presented by LegooMandarin.com11 11. 1Xing xngDoPictographknifePresented by LegooMandarin.com12 12. 1Xing xngMPictographwood, treePresented by LegooMandarin.com13 13. 37Ku MouthPresented by LegooMandarin.com14 14. 24HGrainPresented by LegooMandarin.com15 15. 31MHorsekudaPresented by LegooMandarin.com16 16. 32NiCow Presented by LegooMandarin.com17 17. 33YngSheepPresented by LegooMandarin.com18 18. 34ChngInsectPresented by LegooMandarin.com19 19. 35YFish Presented by LegooMandarin.comikan 20 20. 36NioBirdPresented by LegooMandarin.comburung21 21. 2 zh shIndicativesIndication refers to the way to form abstract characters with indicating signs. Chinese characters are abstract art and good at indicating the abstract world, and things, like 1, 2, 3, up, down.Presented by LegooMandarin.com22 22. 2 zh sh YIndicativesonePresented by LegooMandarin.com23 23. 2 zh shrIndicativestwoPresented by LegooMandarin.com24 24. 2 zh shIndicativesSn threePresented by LegooMandarin.com25 25. 2 zh shIndicatives one extra stroke to highlight the topShngup, topPresented by LegooMandarin.com26 26. 2 zh shIndicativesone extra stroke to highlight the bottomXidown; below Presented by LegooMandarin.com27 27. 2 zh shIndicatives Doknifeone extra stroke to highlight the edge Rn the edge of a knife, sword, etc.; blade: Presented by LegooMandarin.com28 28. Mwood, treePresented by LegooMandarin.com29 29. 2 zh shBn 1 the root or stem of a plant 2 foundation; basis; originIndicativesone extra stroke at below to highlight the root.Presented by LegooMandarin.com30 30. 2 zh shone extra stroke at top to end of a treeIndicatives M1 tip; end of a tree 2 end; last stage:Presented by LegooMandarin.com31 31. 37Ku MouthPresented by LegooMandarin.com32 32. 2 zh shIndicatives one extra stroke at top to emphasis the sweet tasteGn sweet Presented by LegooMandarin.com33 33. 3hu yIdeographsAn ideograph, also called ideogram, is a graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept.Presented by LegooMandarin.com34 34. R sun Presented by LegooMandarin.com35 35. Yu moon Presented by LegooMandarin.com36 36. 3hu yMngIdeographsbrightPresented by LegooMandarin.com37 37. 13MngBrightterangPresented by LegooMandarin.com38 38. 3hu yIdeographs rn peoplecng follow Presented by LegooMandarin.com39 39. 4 xng shngPhonetic compoundsPhonetic compounds consists of a radical and a phonetic. The radical normally gives the hint of meaning and the phonetic indicates the pronunciation.Presented by LegooMandarin.com40 40. N girl, female Presented by LegooMandarin.com41 41. Qtake; get; fetch N girl, female Q marry (a woman); take to wife: phonetic Qradical : N girl, femalePresented by LegooMandarin.com42 42. 4 xng shngPhonetic compounds phonetic jiradical N girl, femaleJi(of a woman) marry Presented by LegooMandarin.com43 43. 4 xng shngPhonetic compounds W I, me Presented by LegooMandarin.com44 44. 35() Sh z png Food; eatPresented by LegooMandarin.com45 45. 4 xng shngPhonetic compounds phonetic WRadical:Food; eat HungaryPresented by LegooMandarin.com46 46. 4 xng shngPhonetic compounds phonetic WRadical:Nio bird GeesePresented by LegooMandarin.com47 47. 5 zhun zh Mutual explanationMutual explanation is a way using existing characters to explain others, which share the same radical, meaning and mutually explainable.Presented by LegooMandarin.com48 48. 5 zhun zh Mutual explanation Zh to; until: doarrive; reach Presented by LegooMandarin.com49 49. 5 zhun zh Mutual explanationLo old; ko old ( now used as exam) q 60 years, di 70 and 80 years old 90 years and above? called fairy, maybe Presented by LegooMandarin.com50 50. 6ji ji Phonetic loansPhonetic loans is also a way borrowing existing characters to represent other meaning or things. This is a way to avoid to create countless characters to represent the countless objects and things in the universe.Presented by LegooMandarin.com51 51. Bi originally means the back, the two person back to back. It was borrowed to mean NorthA new Bi was made combining Bi and yue, flesh to show the back.Presented by LegooMandarin.com52 52. Qi originally means leather cloth . It was borrowed to mean "beg, ask, request".A new Qi was made combining Qi and cloth to mean leather cloth . Presented by LegooMandarin.com53 53. Rn, originally means burn, the four dot mesns fire. It was borrowed to mean then, otherwiseA new Rn with extra fire radical to mean burn.Presented by LegooMandarin.com54