The evolution of character Silk
From left to right
Shell bone, bronze, small seal, clerical scripts,
and simplified song typeface
Silk threads
Pinyin of character Silk:Si1
Explanation
Shell Bone Script: Two bundles of silk threads, with both ends tightly bound.
Bronze Script: Two bundles of silk threads, with the top end unbound and the bottom end tightly bound.
Small Seal Script: Two bundles of silk threads, with the bottom end tightly bound. The script is very symmetrical, with shorter bundles and a longer bound end. It looks good but is somewhat distorted.
Clerical Script: Both sides of the silk bundles are similar at the top. They no longer look like rounded bundles of silk threads. The left bound end has become a dot, and the right side is longer. The two dots on both sides are not connected to the silk threads, losing the pictorial nature.
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