20 BASIC KANJI in 4 min! +Original drawings and evolution! (Origin and etymology!)
Understand the origin and evolution of the design of twenty basic hanzi / kanji: 日 "Sun", 月 "Moon", 木 "Tree", 林 "Woods", 森 "Forest", 山 "Mountain", 火 "Fire", 水 "Water", 川 "River", 土 "Soil", 目 "Eye", 耳 "Ear", 小 "Small", 少 "A few", 夕 "Night", 肉 "Meat", 多 "A lot", 魚 "Fish", 牛 "Cow", 卜 "Divination".
All these ideograms actually come from a simple design invented in China 3000 years ago during the Shang Dynasty. Each hanzi/kanji was simplified over time, making what was curved straighter and more standardized. In this video you will see through animations how each hanzi / kanji evolved and changed, reaching the form they have today!
🈶 Understand the origins of kanji drawings with my short videos! 👩🏻🏫✨
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👉Hanzi / Kanji 2 – 月 "Moon"
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0:00 Introduction
0:08 Hanzi / Kanji 1 – 日 "Sun"
0:22 Hanzi / Kanji 2 – 月 "Moon"
0:36 Hanzi / Kanji 3 – 木 "Tree"
0:49 Hanzi / Kanji 4 – 林 "Woods"
0:56 Hanzi / Kanji 5 – 森 "Forest"
1:02 Hanzi / Kanji 6 – 山 "Mountain"
1:12 Hanzi / Kanji 7 – 火 "Fire"
1:24 Hanzi / Kanji 8 – 水 "Water"
1:37 Hanzi / Kanji 9 – 川 "River"
1:47 Hanzi / Kanji 10 – 土 "Soil"
1:59 Hanzi / Kanji 11 – 目 "Eye"
2:14 Hanzi / Kanji 12 – 耳 "Ear"
2:25 Hanzi / Kanji 13 – 小 "Small"
2:40 Hanzi / Kanji 14 – 少 "Little"
2:51 Hanzi / Kanji 15 – 夕 "Night"
3:07 Hanzi / Kanji 16 – 肉 "Meat"
3:21 Hanzi / Kanji 17 – 多 "Very"
3:40 Hanzi / Kanji 18 – 魚 "Fish"
3:55 Hanzi / Kanji 19 – 牛 "Cow"
4:09 Hanzi / Kanji 20 – 卜 "Divination"
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