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The marks carved on rocks 8,000 years ago are regarded as the first example of Chinese characters, han zi.
8000年前刻在岩石上的记号被认为是中国文字的第一个例子——汉字。
Ancient Chinese recorded what they saw in the world by drawing.
古代中国人通过绘画记录他们在世界上看到的一切。
Legends say that Chinese characters are pictures which can be read.
传说汉字是可以读懂的图画 。
Westerners often say that han zi are pictographs.
西方人常说汉字是象形文字。
This is because the first han zi were pictographs which conveyed meaning through physical resemblance to physical objects.
这是因为最初的汉字是象形文字，通过与实物的物理相似性来传达意义。
Meanwhile, some han zi are composed of symbols which represent sound.
同时，有些汉字是由代表声音的符号组成的 。
Looking back at history, we can understand the life of people they mention China with han zi.
回顾历史，我们可以用汉字来理解它们提到中国的人的生活。
There are 2,500 frequently used characters.
有2500个常用字符。
A good grasp of these han zi is like reading an encyclopedia on China.
掌握好这些汉字就像阅读一本关于中国的百科全书。
Welcome to the mysterious would of han zi.
欢迎来到神秘的汉字。
