Introduction to Chinese Characters and their History

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  • čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
  • In this lesson I'll Introduce you to Chinese Characters and their history. We'll take a look at how the Chinese characters for Person, Tree, and Horse evolved from the earliest known characters that are over 3,000 years old to modern day characters. I'll also discuss Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters.
    I hope you enjoy this lesson and find it useful. Also, If you are interested in private Chinese lessons, please visit my website: harbinmandarin.com and send me a message.
    Thank you!
    Yishuang

Komentáře • 164

  • @hey-kh7te
    @hey-kh7te Před rokem +36

    I'm 11 and I'm obsessed in with china i really love ur chanel i learned some Chinese but i couldn't learn very well cuz it was a bit hard but ur teaching is amazing it all by u i learned some Chinese i can speak a little right now

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Před rokem +8

      I'm so glad to hear that. Happy learning! I'm sure you can do it! 😊

    • @jaydenkristoff1543
      @jaydenkristoff1543 Před rokem

      I liked all of you’re video’s

    • @byrenyan3162
      @byrenyan3162 Před rokem

      Nothing is impossible forr a witing man come on

    • @johancoetser906
      @johancoetser906 Před rokem

      Look up Mattias Ribbing on youtube. He will teach you memory techniques that are simple yet really work. I use them myself to learn Japanese...

    • @areader4000
      @areader4000 Před rokem

      After mastering some Chinese and Chinese characters, it'll be easier to learn Korean and Japanese. Cos 70% of Korean written vocabularies were from Chinese, while Japanese language also uses a lot of Chinese characters.

  • @quach8quach907
    @quach8quach907 Před rokem +13

    Traditional Chinese characters are also used in Japan in Kanji (Han Writing).

  • @craigbuckley6040
    @craigbuckley6040 Před rokem +2

    Excellent presentation...well organized and logically explained....awesome! And your English is impeccable! Thank you Yishuang!

  • @mbusinyathi538
    @mbusinyathi538 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thank you for such a simplified lessons. I have just begin my studies on Chinese studies at school now. I didn't know that these characters might seem understandable like this. Keep up good work. Thank you Laoshi

  • @jmsmith363
    @jmsmith363 Před rokem +1

    Superb, clear and concise overview of the historical development of Chinese characters. I will post this for my Geography of East Asia class. Well done.

  • @RichTCS
    @RichTCS Před rokem +15

    Thank you for a very interesting lesson! When I was in graduate school my Chinese friends introduced me to some of the calligraphy of Mandarin Chinese. You have helped me understand it even more now.

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Před rokem +2

      You are very welcome! I'm happy to hear that! 😊

  • @memonayel1899
    @memonayel1899 Před rokem +4

    I REALLY LOVE YOU SO MUCH, TEACHER 💞... YOU ARE THE BEST CHINESE TEACHER I'VE EVER SEEN ..
    -MARIAM FROM EGYPT- 🇪🇬💋

  • @chinesebytyler7349
    @chinesebytyler7349 Před rokem +7

    Hi Yishuang, thank you so much for this video. I gave this video a thumbs up. 🥰🥰

  • @TheGhostPlanet
    @TheGhostPlanet Před 10 měsíci +2

    I totally agree your explanation is amazing. 😊

  • @babesnurhasan2153
    @babesnurhasan2153 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for this lesson /knowledge being imparted . It opens one mind to ponder in learning this very interesting culture to know and learn without hesitancy or difficulties . More I am motivated to watch and follow your lessons eventually and provide me more with what we non - speaking Chinese speaker needs . Highly motivating !!

  • @katarinakopunekova
    @katarinakopunekova Před rokem +5

    it is great to learn also history behind the characters. thank you!

  • @subhabag731
    @subhabag731 Před rokem

    Now I can think of learning mandarin with perfect understanding of character and pronunciation. Thank you 😊

  • @samuelbernard548
    @samuelbernard548 Před rokem

    I didn't get the simplified Chinese characters where I searched in the Internet and now I got it from your video.Thank you my lovely teacher

  • @anthonycole9193
    @anthonycole9193 Před rokem +4

    Thank you Yishuang the lesson was amazing, the history of the Chinese characters interest me so much as I’m sure it does to others who subscribes to you channel .
    Simply amazing thank you so much see you soon😊

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Před rokem

      Hi Tony, thank you for your nice comment! See you soon! 😊

  • @hamidouvert
    @hamidouvert Před rokem

    I will surely be following you till I became a chinese speaker !!!!
    Your teaching manner is so amazing 👏

  • @hayzalphyu5558
    @hayzalphyu5558 Před rokem +2

    I love the most Lao Shi's teaching method and also I love u❤

  • @brianmerk8953
    @brianmerk8953 Před 8 měsíci

    This educational presentation is a wonderful presentation. It is packed with very informative information.

  • @user-nl7tv8oz9f
    @user-nl7tv8oz9f Před rokem +2

    Thank you so much! It was very interesting) 谢谢你了!And you have a charming smile!

  • @340ACP
    @340ACP Před rokem +2

    Fascinating lesson, very interesting, you are such an amazing teacher

  • @ruchidugar4130
    @ruchidugar4130 Před rokem

    Your teaching style is much more interesting

  • @subhabhattacharya2877
    @subhabhattacharya2877 Před rokem +5

    I was waiting for laoshi to start teaching us chinese characters, hanzi strokes .... realy waiting for future episodes:)

  • @kch14ng
    @kch14ng Před rokem

    Thank you so much for your excellent videos of learning Chinese language 👍

  • @AbdullahBinAbedRoihan

    very nice teaching and exactly how i was looking for , want more tutorials

  • @KREPITATION_band
    @KREPITATION_band Před 11 měsíci +3

    The 汉字 have always fascinated me with their beauty and uniqueness. I also love the look of seal script, and am very motivated to keep learning!
    Greetings from Germany

  • @GabrielGarcia-300
    @GabrielGarcia-300 Před 2 měsíci

    I love history and I'm fascinated with Chinese language and culture

  • @markboudreau1410
    @markboudreau1410 Před rokem

    Your videos are just so great!👍👍

  • @cobax10
    @cobax10 Před 2 měsíci

    Hermosa clase , gracias!

  • @juanchimercado
    @juanchimercado Před rokem

    excelent class, very clear and useful information

  • @hamzavlog9415
    @hamzavlog9415 Před rokem +3

    It's very cool, I'm from Morocco and I want to visit China, this is my dream

    • @memonayel1899
      @memonayel1899 Před rokem +2

      مرحبا بك...
      و انا مريم من مصر 🇪🇬 و نفسي اسافر الصين كمان 💞💞

  • @parveenbano9873
    @parveenbano9873 Před rokem +1

    It was amazing information about the history of mandarin, thank you for that.

  • @_avinv
    @_avinv Před rokem +2

    I love it very informative ❤️❤️❤️

  • @younesssi48
    @younesssi48 Před rokem

    Thank you so much you make Chinese language easy for me

  • @oscarmontanez6304
    @oscarmontanez6304 Před rokem

    Thanks, It is my first time learning Chinese.

  • @user-vp8us1nx8k
    @user-vp8us1nx8k Před rokem

    Thank you for very interesing lesson !!

  • @SUPERDUPER92
    @SUPERDUPER92 Před rokem

    Thank you for this lecture.

  • @gianpierofarina6433
    @gianpierofarina6433 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for your lesson, dear teacher 🤗🌺

  • @javiermarcos3146
    @javiermarcos3146 Před rokem

    Very professional. Thank you

  • @quangnguyen-kn3ss
    @quangnguyen-kn3ss Před 5 měsíci

    excellent! thank you so much

  • @albertter-avakian876
    @albertter-avakian876 Před rokem

    You're simply the best!!!

  • @rommelabrogar1163
    @rommelabrogar1163 Před rokem

    Thank you very much Harbin. 🥰🥰

  • @GregStew
    @GregStew Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks very much.

  • @saxmaniac6321
    @saxmaniac6321 Před rokem

    I’m practicing hanzi for 20 minutes each morning, Yishuang 🀄️ I’ll send you some of my work 🤩🎷

  • @sugunachandran1263
    @sugunachandran1263 Před rokem

    I understood good teacher

  • @GrandSymphonyOrchestra
    @GrandSymphonyOrchestra Před 11 měsíci

    Thank You ❤

  • @marrrtin
    @marrrtin Před rokem

    Never seen such a comprehensive big picture - oracles to seals and then calligraphy, seals are still a thing (I got one when I was in Shanghai), then the facts behind the simplification process. Much better understanding of the beautiful Chinese characters. .

  • @Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge
    @Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge Před 10 měsíci +1

    Merci beaucoup madame 🌹🌺🌷

  • @deserethomestead1889
    @deserethomestead1889 Před 8 měsíci

    Good explanation

  • @khushidhillon6390
    @khushidhillon6390 Před rokem

    Thank you so much 💜 lot of love from India 💜💜💜 I can learn Chinese from your channel

  • @sahnounnouhmari3502
    @sahnounnouhmari3502 Před rokem

    So great...

  • @newhopes7705
    @newhopes7705 Před rokem +1

    Respected mam,
    I have been learning Chinese from your you tube channel..your lessons made my learning process easy..I am really thankful to your free video lessons mam. And now when I plan to take hsk level 1 exam. I donot know how to apply for exams, ie in which website to apply and whether complete online exams are there or where the exam centre is.
    Kindly please assist me with how to apply and attend exams online, I am residing in India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai.
    Here in Chennai ( city where i reside),
    There are few institutions which take classes and assists students for exams, when i approached them regarding this ,they said they will help only if i join in their class as a their student. I cannot afford for the fees which they charge here mam and also
    I am more comfortable with self learning and I feel more productive when i learn from your channels and from other internet sources..
    Is it possible to assist me regarding this mam..I will be very thankful to you..

  • @kellyt8836
    @kellyt8836 Před rokem +2

    老师…I just finished reviewing your final letters series. Can you work on the initials series next? I have trouble with j q / zh ch. 谢谢老师!

  • @johnthomascross6986
    @johnthomascross6986 Před rokem

    Useful lesson.

  • @eswarkumarkatakam6602

    Wow i found ur channel randomly 🤞
    Great way of teaching ☺️
    Plz post how and where to start the vedioes

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Před rokem

      Hi! If you are a Chinese beginner, please watch this playlist: czcams.com/play/PLlHLXsD5BfOvz6UJxxUPhydnNKaX0VZfd.html Happy learning! 😊

  • @user-og8pq3qv9m
    @user-og8pq3qv9m Před rokem

    Hello ma'am I am very interested this video im welling to learn so much mandarin thank you very much

  • @CD-uf1bp
    @CD-uf1bp Před rokem

    Thanks teacher .❤️

  • @keithrobert5117
    @keithrobert5117 Před rokem

    Superb explanation, xiexie.

  • @eliendayambaje5744
    @eliendayambaje5744 Před rokem +1

    谢谢你 老师
    我喜欢

  • @marcemile6346
    @marcemile6346 Před rokem

    老师您辛苦了^^
    教师节快乐!
    中秋节快乐🎉

  • @twinkletwinkle6433
    @twinkletwinkle6433 Před rokem +2

    Ma'am thank you

  • @marinesargsyan4959
    @marinesargsyan4959 Před 11 měsíci

    Thank you.🎉I wish to see China. Chinese culture is very interesting.

  • @lilyseyyedi
    @lilyseyyedi Před rokem

    that's great

  • @kellyt8836
    @kellyt8836 Před rokem +1

    Laoshi…what program do you use to do your presentation/video?

  • @anthonyrichards9512
    @anthonyrichards9512 Před 11 měsíci

    wo xihuan xuexi zhongguo lishi (I like learning Chinese history) xie xie ni, laoshi Yishuang!!

  • @user-xy3tq7ly1b
    @user-xy3tq7ly1b Před rokem +1

    Hello, I’m gladly to See You and come in to watch you New
    Update ClipVideo, Thankfully for your spending Valuable time
    To do this ClipVideo to Share with us.🙏..Thank you,👍👍🌹🌻🌻

  • @simora6
    @simora6 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you so much.
    I'm from Iraqi.

  • @Nana24275
    @Nana24275 Před rokem +1

    谢谢

  • @zzz1581
    @zzz1581 Před rokem

    Hi there Maam
    I want to know which writing standard do you teach and Which is best to learn?

  • @narlyyy
    @narlyyy Před 4 měsíci

    If I understood you correctly, now in China, in textbooks and all official documents use the simplified Chinese characters?

  • @yasminejade
    @yasminejade Před rokem

    Traditional characters are also common in Malaysia singapore. It is simplistic to just say simplified or traditional are used in here and not there

  • @jenibathmsangma5277
    @jenibathmsangma5277 Před rokem +1

    Vary good mam

  • @johancoetser906
    @johancoetser906 Před rokem

    I am learning Japanese currently so I learned horse in the traditional form...

  • @Waqarchughtai1
    @Waqarchughtai1 Před rokem

    good

  • @aileenmique8724
    @aileenmique8724 Před rokem

    Hi I'm from Philippines..one fan your mandarin lesson😊 can you help me to translate my employer to English character

  • @thuhan7181
    @thuhan7181 Před rokem

    Hello teacher how are you ?
    Thanks you very much ..

  • @loveall4969
    @loveall4969 Před 9 měsíci +1

    👍

  • @adahismail1846
    @adahismail1846 Před 28 dny +1

    I love Chinese ♡♡♡♡

  • @waldentaylor386
    @waldentaylor386 Před rokem

    👍👍👍

  • @kingarthur1217
    @kingarthur1217 Před rokem +2

    Why is the symbol for horse used as a question article?

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Před rokem +1

      Good question! The question particle 吗(ma) is a semantic phonetic compound, which means part of the character gives hints about the character's meaning, and another part gives hints about its pronunciation. 吗 has 马(horse) in it because the pronunciation of 吗(ma) sounds similar to 马 (mǎ). Please watch my new video to get more information: czcams.com/video/q8qDZu14qeU/video.html&t

  • @pedroaraujo9093
    @pedroaraujo9093 Před rokem +2

    Muito difícil esse idioma😉✌

  • @abdulakbar1283
    @abdulakbar1283 Před rokem +1

    Hello Teacher . All of your lectures are very good but many of your students want to learn writing this language . Therefore it is requested that you prepare some classes on the strokes ,characters etc . Also you have to tell the correct strokes order for certain characters and words . Thanks for reading my comment.

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Před rokem +2

      Hi Abdul, I will be doing that soon. First, I'm making some lessons to introduce Chinese characters, and after that I will start teaching the characters including how to write them.

  • @ridwanrai5845
    @ridwanrai5845 Před rokem

    Hi teacher im from malesiya

  • @SDGCBARIS
    @SDGCBARIS Před 8 měsíci

    From Bangladesh 🇧🇩

  • @sensen3236
    @sensen3236 Před 9 měsíci

    If I'm learning Chinese to read Chinese novels, is it better to learn the traditional characters rather than the simplified?

  • @muhammadwaheedafzal2317

    I also living in harbin

  • @Newlife-wp6bc50
    @Newlife-wp6bc50 Před rokem

    الرجاء إضافة الترجمة العربية ❤

  • @Perrydog101
    @Perrydog101 Před rokem

    Time to purchase brushes & paint 😌 ✨️

  • @AnilSaini-dc3lr
    @AnilSaini-dc3lr Před rokem +1

    Ni hao mam
    Please create a New video Mandarin alphabets
    I am form India. I am learning Mandarin language from your channel

    • @quach8quach907
      @quach8quach907 Před rokem

      Chinese is not an alphabetic language. It is a glyph (pictorial) language. You cannot transmit a movie through the radio.

  • @sivaraj2151
    @sivaraj2151 Před rokem

    After several days video iam crying madam in china.

  • @firojsk238
    @firojsk238 Před rokem

    I love you

  • @jonalizabalili2411
    @jonalizabalili2411 Před rokem

    Next please introducing yourself in mandarin. We need for those who will go to taiwan. Hope you can read. Your the only one who is good.

  • @ruchidugar4130
    @ruchidugar4130 Před rokem

    Can I have your private interactive lessons,if you have so??

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Před rokem

      Hi Ruchi, if you are interested in taking private Chinese lessons, please visit my website www.harbinmandarin.com and send me a message there. Thank you.

  • @chimamkpaconfidence5556
    @chimamkpaconfidence5556 Před 11 měsíci

    For me, Oracle bone script seem easier to identify.

  • @catherinejanuari9242
    @catherinejanuari9242 Před rokem

    I think you also a good English teacher if you teach English.

  • @abdulakbar1283
    @abdulakbar1283 Před rokem +1

    Hello Teacher. I want to have a chinese name . If you dont mind so suggest a chinese name for me. I shall be very thankful to you for this .

  • @sabbirmiah2622
    @sabbirmiah2622 Před rokem

    🌹🌹🌹🌹💕💕💕💕💕

  • @HUNTERGaming-fl3tc
    @HUNTERGaming-fl3tc Před rokem +1

    Hello
    how to write Chinese in our names

  • @doranuralieva737
    @doranuralieva737 Před 12 dny

    你好👋
    我不是中国人,我说一点人汉语,你衣服很漂亮😻我爱中国

  • @aakhanshabhageria
    @aakhanshabhageria Před 7 měsíci

    Please teach me Chinese ' how to write, read, speak, understand. I know English very well

  • @firojsk238
    @firojsk238 Před rokem

    Good night

  • @abc123fhdi
    @abc123fhdi Před 9 měsíci

    So it would not be that hard to learn both scripts, about 2000 characters are have a different variant in simplified.