I. Characteristics

1. Visualization and intuitive recognition: The glyphs of hieroglyphs often have intuitive similarities with the shapes of the things or concepts they represent, and the concepts are expressed through images, which has strong visual expressive force. Because glyphs are similar to things, it is easy for readers to recognize and understand such Chinese characters, especially beginners.

2. Antiquity and plasticity: hieroglyphics are one of the earliest forms in the evolution history of Chinese characters, so they have a long history. In the process of evolution, hieroglyphics can be simplified, processed or combined, creating new Chinese characters and expanding vocabulary.

Second, function

1. Artistic expression and cultural inheritance: The image and aesthetic feeling of hieroglyphics make it an important element of art and calligraphy, and it is used in painting, sculpture and calligraphy creation. Ideographic characters reflect ancient culture, religion and the concept of the universe, which is helpful to understand the deep connotation of China culture.

2. Recording inheritance and educational tools: hieroglyphics were originally used to record the life, culture and social activities of the ancient Han nationality, which contributed to the inheritance of knowledge and culture. For children and beginners of Chinese characters, hieroglyphics are intuitive and easy to understand, which is helpful for enlightenment and learning.

Related knowledge of pictographic word-making method

1. Ideographic characters are one of the important ways in the evolution of Chinese characters, which means to create Chinese characters by imitating or describing the shapes and characteristics of things. This font creation method has attracted much attention because of its intuition, image and history. Based on the shape of things, hieroglyphics transform actual objects or concepts into glyphs through simplification, abstraction or symbolization.

2. Pictographic word-making method has strong visual expression. By using images to represent things or concepts, Chinese characters can convey rich information, not just phonology. This has been widely used in China's calligraphy, painting and art, making writing an artistic form with aesthetic feeling.

3. Ideographic characters reflect the historical evolution of Chinese characters. They represent the life, culture and social activities of the ancient Han nationality and reflect the values and cognitive styles of ancient society. By studying hieroglyphics, we can deeply understand the evolution and development of China culture. Pictograph is a unique and important font creation method, which has made important contributions to the formation and development of Chinese character system.