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The Chinese Character, an Interpretable Chinese Culture

From oracle bone inscriptions to modern Chinese characters, the word "ren" in pictograph presents the profile of a human being.

The character has not changed much from ancient times to present day, and the basic structure is still widely used nowadays. For example, the image of "Haibao" - the 2010 World Expo mascot - was inspired by the character "ren". And from the pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, we could perceive the diversified images of the pictograph "ren".

  • The Birth of "Haibao (the...

    The Birth of
    "Haibao" is the mascot of Shanghai World Expo 2010. The lovely design of a blue "ren" image is new and fresh to us all.
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    The Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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