A short story about the origin of Chinese characters
According to legend, Cang Xie was an official under the Yellow Emperor. Officials at that time were not imposing, just like ordinary people, but with different division of labor. The Yellow Emperor assigned him to be in charge of the number of livestock in the fence and the number of food on the chariot. Cang Xie is a smart man. He does everything with all his heart. He soon becomes familiar with the animals and food he is in charge of, and has a good mind, so he seldom makes mistakes. But slowly, the storage of livestock and food is also gradually increasing and changing, and my head alone can't remember it. At that time, there were no words, let alone paper and pens. What shall we do? Cang Xie was puzzled.
Cang Xie tried to find a way all day and all night. First, he tied a knot on the rope, using different colors of rope to represent different animals and food, and using knots to represent each number. But over time, it won't work. It is easy to tie a knot on the rope for this increased number, but it is troublesome to untie a knot on the rope when reducing the number. Cang Xie thought of winding the rope and hanging all kinds of shells in the circle, instead of what he was in charge of. If it increases, a shell is added; if it decreases, a shell is removed. This method works best and has been used continuously for several years.
Seeing that Cang Xie was so capable, the Yellow Emperor put him in charge of more and more things, such as the number of sacrifices each year, the distribution of hunting and the increase or decrease of tribal population, all of which were called Cang Xie. Cang Xie has made another mistake, which is no longer a matter of hanging a shell with a rope. How can I not make mistakes?
On this day, he took part in collective hunting and came to a fork in the road. Several old people were arguing about which way to take. An old man insisted on going east, saying there were antelopes; An old man wants to go north, saying that he can catch up with the deer not far ahead; An old man insisted on going west, saying that there were two tigers, and if they were not killed in time, they would miss the opportunity. Cang Xie, it turns out that they are all looking at the footprints of underground beasts. Cang Xie suddenly felt happy: Since a footprint represents a wild animal, why can't I use a symbol to represent what I am responsible for? He ran home happily and began to create various symbols to represent things. Sure enough, manage things well.
When the Yellow Emperor knew it, he praised it and ordered Cang Xie to teach this method to all tribes. Gradually, the usage of these symbols has been popularized. In this way, the text is formed.
Cang Xie made a word, and the Yellow Emperor attached great importance to him. Everyone praised him, and his reputation is growing. Cang Xie's mind was a little hot, and his eyes slowly moved to the top of his head. No one looks down on him, his handwriting is very scrawled.
This word reached the ears of the Yellow Emperor, who was very angry. Courtiers have no room for deterioration in his eyes. How did Cang Xie realize his mistake? The Yellow Emperor called the oldest old man around him to discuss. The old man has tied more than 120 knots on his long beard, which shows that he is over 120 years old. The old man hesitated and went to Cang Xie alone.
Cang Xie is teaching people from all tribes to read. The old man sits quietly at the end and listens as carefully as everyone else. After Cang Xie finished speaking, everyone else dispersed, and only the old man was still sitting in his old place. Cang Xie was a little curious and asked him why he didn't go.
The old man said: Cang Xie, the words you created are well known to everyone, but I am old and dizzy, and there are still a few words that are still unclear. Can you teach me that Cang Xie looks at an old man so old and respects him so much? I'm glad. I urged him to speak quickly.
The old man said, Did you build it? Horse word,? Donkey? Word,? Mule? Word, with four legs? Cows also have four legs. Did you do it? Cattle? Why doesn't this word have four legs and only one tail?
Hearing this, Cang Xie was a little flustered: Did you do it yourself? Fish? When you write, have you finished writing? Cattle? Like, made of? Cattle? When you write, have you finished writing? Fish? Sort of. It's all my own carelessness, and I actually taught it backwards.
The old man went on to say, Did you make it? Heavy? Words mean thousands of miles away, to read far away? Out? Word, you teach people to pronounce it as weight? Heavy? Words. On the other hand, two mountains together? Out? Which word should be heavier? Heavy? Word, you teach out? Out? Words. These words really confuse me, so I have to ask you. ?
At this time, Cang Xie was ashamed and knew that he had made a big mistake because of his pride. These words have been taught by all tribes and spread all over the world and cannot be changed. He quickly knelt down and expressed his regret with tears.
The old man took Cang Xie's hand and said sincerely? Cang Xie, you created words, so that the experience of our older generation can be recorded and passed on. You have done a great thing, and people will remember you from generation to generation. You can't be arrogant ?
From then on, every time Cang Xie made a word, he always scrutinized the meaning of the word, but he could ask people's opinions, and he was not careless. Everyone agreed, then decided, and then gradually spread to every tribe.
Have you seen a joke about Chinese characters?
1. "Jing" said to "Pin": "Your home is not decorated? 」
2. "Husband" said to "Heaven": "I finally look forward to my future! 」
3. "Bear" said to "Neng": "Why are you so poor? All four bear paws are sold! 」
4. "C" said to "II": "When did you marry another person in your family? 」
5. "Ping" said to "Ping": "You are like me, a first-class disabled soldier. 」
6. "Bing" said to "Qiu": "Brother, you stepped on a mine and your leg was blown off? 」
7. The "king" said to the "emperor": "What are the benefits of being an emperor? Look, my hair is all white! 」
8. "Mouth" said to "Hui": "Baby, you have been pregnant for so long and didn't say anything! 」
9. "Ye" said to "She": "Be the boss? Take a secretary when you go out! 」
10. Tian said to Dan, "When did you learn to skate? 」
1 1. "Guo" said to "Naked": "Dude, you'd better not wear clothes! 」
12. You said to A: When did you learn to stand on your head? 」