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+-5y,+)OHS1l5Pp1-YG]。

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%G.eB8uhoraiwJgqy。

Legends say that Chinese characters are pictures which can be read.

传说汉字是可以读懂的图画 *8^9cBycvcTm^E#%Sk_。

Westerners often say that han zi are pictographs.

西方人常说汉字是象形文字BguLz!bQ8J。

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-Rn4#YC|0PQwBaf。

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 #Ae&]vgD^,OB。

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e_1^f4P+GL。

There are 2,500 frequently used characters.

有2500个常用字符bizMtP(c64。

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;zgBke7VjkOk7#nVX%n!。

Welcome to the mysterious would of han zi.

欢迎来到神秘的汉字GgI)&x3]A2))iqaww^QQ。