Introduction to Chinese Characters and their History

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  • Опубліковано 26 лип 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

КОМЕНТАРІ • 166

  • @hey-kh7te
    @hey-kh7te Рік тому +37

    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  Рік тому +8

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

    • @jaydenkristoff1543
      @jaydenkristoff1543 Рік тому

      I liked all of you’re video’s

    • @byrenyan3162
      @byrenyan3162 Рік тому

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    • @johancoetser906
      @johancoetser906 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +13

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

  • @memonayel1899
    @memonayel1899 Рік тому +4

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

  • @RichTCS
    @RichTCS Рік тому +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  Рік тому +2

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

  • @craigbuckley6040
    @craigbuckley6040 Рік тому +2

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

  • @jmsmith363
    @jmsmith363 Рік тому +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.

  • @mbusinyathi538
    @mbusinyathi538 9 місяців тому +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

  • @chinesebytyler7349
    @chinesebytyler7349 Рік тому +7

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

  • @katarinakopunekova
    @katarinakopunekova Рік тому +5

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

  • @babesnurhasan2153
    @babesnurhasan2153 Рік тому +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 !!

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Рік тому

      Thank you very much for your nice comment! 😊

  • @TheGhostPlanet
    @TheGhostPlanet 11 місяців тому +2

    I totally agree your explanation is amazing. 😊

  • @anthonycole9193
    @anthonycole9193 Рік тому +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  Рік тому

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

  • @hayzalphyu5558
    @hayzalphyu5558 Рік тому +2

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

  • @samuelbernard548
    @samuelbernard548 Рік тому

    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

  • @subhabag731
    @subhabag731 Рік тому

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

  • @subhabhattacharya2877
    @subhabhattacharya2877 Рік тому +5

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

  • @GabrielGarcia-300
    @GabrielGarcia-300 3 місяці тому

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

  • @hamzavlog9415
    @hamzavlog9415 Рік тому +3

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

    • @memonayel1899
      @memonayel1899 Рік тому +2

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

  • @340ACP
    @340ACP Рік тому +2

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

  • @hamidouvert
    @hamidouvert Рік тому

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

  • @BongSa_Cam
    @BongSa_Cam Рік тому +2

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

  • @KREPITATION_band
    @KREPITATION_band Рік тому +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

  • @brianmerk8953
    @brianmerk8953 9 місяців тому

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

  • @markboudreau1410
    @markboudreau1410 Рік тому

    Your videos are just so great!👍👍

  • @_avinv
    @_avinv Рік тому +2

    I love it very informative ❤️❤️❤️

  • @juanchimercado
    @juanchimercado Рік тому

    excelent class, very clear and useful information

  • @ruchidugar4130
    @ruchidugar4130 Рік тому

    Your teaching style is much more interesting

  • @kch14ng
    @kch14ng Рік тому

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

  • @parveenbano9873
    @parveenbano9873 Рік тому +1

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

  • @gianpierofarina6433
    @gianpierofarina6433 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for your lesson, dear teacher 🤗🌺

  • @javiermarcos3146
    @javiermarcos3146 Рік тому

    Very professional. Thank you

  • @user-vp8us1nx8k
    @user-vp8us1nx8k Рік тому

    Thank you for very interesing lesson !!

  • @SUPERDUPER92
    @SUPERDUPER92 Рік тому

    Thank you for this lecture.

  • @rommelabrogar1163
    @rommelabrogar1163 Рік тому

    Thank you very much Harbin. 🥰🥰

  • @albertter-avakian876
    @albertter-avakian876 Рік тому

    You're simply the best!!!

  • @AbdullahBinAbedRoihan
    @AbdullahBinAbedRoihan Рік тому

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

  • @saxmaniac6321
    @saxmaniac6321 Рік тому

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

  • @youngsi48
    @youngsi48 Рік тому

    Thank you so much you make Chinese language easy for me

  • @cobax10
    @cobax10 3 місяці тому

    Hermosa clase , gracias!

  • @quangnguyen-kn3ss
    @quangnguyen-kn3ss 6 місяців тому

    excellent! thank you so much

  • @deserethomestead1889
    @deserethomestead1889 9 місяців тому

    Good explanation

  • @johnthomascross6986
    @johnthomascross6986 Рік тому

    Useful lesson.

  • @oscarmontanez6304
    @oscarmontanez6304 Рік тому

    Thanks, It is my first time learning Chinese.

  • @khushidhillon6390
    @khushidhillon6390 Рік тому

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

  • @keithrobert5117
    @keithrobert5117 Рік тому

    Superb explanation, xiexie.

  • @sahnounnouhmari3502
    @sahnounnouhmari3502 Рік тому

    So great...

  • @marrrtin
    @marrrtin Рік тому

    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. .

  • @GregStew
    @GregStew 10 місяців тому

    Thanks very much.

  • @sugunachandran1263
    @sugunachandran1263 Рік тому

    I understood good teacher

  • @Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge
    @Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge 11 місяців тому +1

    Merci beaucoup madame 🌹🌺🌷

  • @CD-uf1bp
    @CD-uf1bp Рік тому

    Thanks teacher .❤️

  • @marcemile6346
    @marcemile6346 Рік тому

    老师您辛苦了^^
    教师节快乐!
    中秋节快乐🎉

  • @anthonyrichards9512
    @anthonyrichards9512 Рік тому

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

  • @GrandSymphonyOrchestra
    @GrandSymphonyOrchestra Рік тому

    Thank You ❤

  • @newhopes7705
    @newhopes7705 Рік тому +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..

  • @marinesargsyan4959
    @marinesargsyan4959 Рік тому

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

  • @eliendayambaje5744
    @eliendayambaje5744 Рік тому +1

    谢谢你 老师
    我喜欢

  • @twinkletwinkle6433
    @twinkletwinkle6433 Рік тому +2

    Ma'am thank you

  • @eswarkumarkatakam6602
    @eswarkumarkatakam6602 Рік тому

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

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Рік тому

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

  • @kellyt8836
    @kellyt8836 Рік тому +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!

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    @user-xy3tq7ly1b Рік тому +1

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    Update ClipVideo, Thankfully for your spending Valuable time
    To do this ClipVideo to Share with us.🙏..Thank you,👍👍🌹🌻🌻

  • @user-og8pq3qv9m
    @user-og8pq3qv9m Рік тому

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

  • @simora6
    @simora6 10 місяців тому

    Thank you so much.
    I'm from Iraqi.

  • @lilyseyyedi
    @lilyseyyedi Рік тому

    that's great

  • @Nana24275
    @Nana24275 Рік тому +1

    谢谢

  • @kellyt8836
    @kellyt8836 Рік тому +1

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

  • @jenibathmsangma5277
    @jenibathmsangma5277 Рік тому +1

    Vary good mam

  • @yasminejade
    @yasminejade Рік тому

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

  • @zzz1581
    @zzz1581 Рік тому

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

  • @abdulakbar1283
    @abdulakbar1283 Рік тому +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  Рік тому +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.

  • @Waqarchughtai1
    @Waqarchughtai1 Рік тому

    good

  • @spindashtv
    @spindashtv 8 днів тому

    The mandrin word 木 actually means wood.

  • @adahismail1846
    @adahismail1846 Місяць тому +1

    I love Chinese ♡♡♡♡

  • @narlyyy
    @narlyyy 5 місяців тому

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

  • @johancoetser906
    @johancoetser906 Рік тому

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

  • @AnilSaini-dc3lr
    @AnilSaini-dc3lr Рік тому +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 Рік тому

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

  • @thuhan7181
    @thuhan7181 Рік тому

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

  • @loveall4969
    @loveall4969 10 місяців тому +1

    👍

  • @kingarthur1217
    @kingarthur1217 Рік тому +2

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

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Рік тому +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: ua-cam.com/video/q8qDZu14qeU/v-deo.html&t

  • @waldentaylor386
    @waldentaylor386 Рік тому

    👍👍👍

  • @ridwanrai5845
    @ridwanrai5845 Рік тому

    Hi teacher im from malesiya

  • @aileenmique8724
    @aileenmique8724 Рік тому

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

  • @pedroaraujo9093
    @pedroaraujo9093 Рік тому +2

    Muito difícil esse idioma😉✌

  • @Perrydog101
    @Perrydog101 Рік тому

    Time to purchase brushes & paint 😌 ✨️

  • @sivaraj2151
    @sivaraj2151 Рік тому

    After several days video iam crying madam in china.

  • @catherinejanuari9242
    @catherinejanuari9242 Рік тому

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

  • @jonalizabalili2411
    @jonalizabalili2411 Рік тому

    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.

  • @SDGCBARIS
    @SDGCBARIS 9 місяців тому

    From Bangladesh 🇧🇩

  • @sensen3236
    @sensen3236 10 місяців тому

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

  • @doranuralieva737
    @doranuralieva737 Місяць тому

    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

  • @muhammadwaheedafzal2317
    @muhammadwaheedafzal2317 Місяць тому

    I also living in harbin

  • @Newlife-wp6bc50
    @Newlife-wp6bc50 Рік тому

    الرجاء إضافة الترجمة العربية ❤

  • @user-ni7zy4zb9v
    @user-ni7zy4zb9v 17 днів тому

    my name is lily form maroco i learn chinese i real sportte you for you hard wock thanck you so so so so so so much i hope you mack more video to learn chinese and you'er d' best i love you i love you i hope you are okay i love you teacher and i hope you'er reading this comente i real real hope you'er okay and you'er macking more video to learn chinese and i love you teacher pls mack more video so we can learn chinese i wach you'er video pls pls pls pls read this comente hope you read this comnet i love you teacher

  • @firojsk238
    @firojsk238 Рік тому

    I love you

  • @ruchidugar4130
    @ruchidugar4130 Рік тому

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

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  Рік тому

      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.

  • @abdulakbar1283
    @abdulakbar1283 Рік тому +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 .

  • @chimamkpaconfidence5556
    @chimamkpaconfidence5556 Рік тому

    For me, Oracle bone script seem easier to identify.

  • @HUNTERGaming-fl3tc
    @HUNTERGaming-fl3tc Рік тому +1

    Hello
    how to write Chinese in our names

  • @sabbirmiah2622
    @sabbirmiah2622 Рік тому

    🌹🌹🌹🌹💕💕💕💕💕

  • @abc123fhdi
    @abc123fhdi 10 місяців тому

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