Born in Song-dynasty cursive script, 这 fused 'wri

This two-stroke character began as a walking human

Originally a bronze-age image of mouths chanting i

This ‘have’ character began as a hand clutching

This two-stroke character began as a spear hook in

Originally a pictograph of a pheasant — now the w

This 'at/in/on' character began as a foot stamping

The earliest form of 一 appears in oracle bone ins

The earliest form of 的 appears in Warring States