jiǎ
wén

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Meaning of 甲骨文

甲骨文 means oracle bone script; inscriptions on ancient turtle shells and animal bones. Pronounced jiǎ gǔ wén.

  • oracle bone script; inscriptions on ancient turtle shells and animal bones

Definitions & Examples

Jiǎ
wén
shì
Zhōng
guó
xiàn
de
zuì
zǎo
de
chéng
shú
wén
 

Oracle bone script is the earliest mature writing system discovered in China.

Xué
zhě
tōng
guò
yán
jiū
jiǎ
wén
lái
liǎo
jiě
Shāng
dài
de
shǐ
wén
huà
 

Scholars study oracle bone inscriptions to understand the history and culture of the Shang Dynasty.

Zhè
xiē
guī
jiǎ
shàng
de
jiǎ
wén
zhǔ
yào
shì
zhān
de
 

The oracle bone script carved on these turtle shells primarily records divinations.

Xiàn
dài
de
Hàn
jiù
shì
cóng
jiǎ
wén
yǎn
biàn
xià
lái
de
 

Modern Chinese characters evolved from oracle bone script.

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