Hello, this is Bamboo Cipher. Welcome to Chinese character arc, exploring the evolution of Chinese characters from oracle bone etchings to digital text (both traditional and simplified).
I make these videos as a fun research project and to supplement my learning Chinese as a second language. No promises regarding the accuracy of my facts.

Music:
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0:04 Shapes ⇔ Xíng zhuàng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/干
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/幵
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/彡
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/爿
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/犬
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/狀

0:47 Circle ⇔ Yuán xíng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/囗
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/員
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/圓
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形

1:18 Semi-circle ⇔ Bàn yuán
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/八
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/牛
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/圓

1:42 Oval ⇔ Tuǒ yuán
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/木
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/阜
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/左
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/肉
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/有
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/圓

2:31 Triangle ⇔ Sān jiǎo
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/三
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/角

2:44 Square ⇔ Fāng xíng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/方
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形

2:56 Rectangle ⇔ Jǔ xíng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/矢
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/工
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形

3:27 Diamond ⇔ Líng xíng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/夌
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形

4:03 Trapezoid ⇔ Tī xíng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/木
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形

4:28 Pentagon ⇔ Wǔ biān xíng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/五
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/邊
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形

5:11 Star ⇔ Xīng xíng
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形

5:29 Octagon ⇔ Bā jiǎo
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/八
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/角

5:41 Heart ⇔ Xīn xíng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/心
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形

5:54 Sphere ⇔ Qiú xíng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/玉
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/求
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/球
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/形

6:24 Cone ⇔ Zhuī tǐ
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/今
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/王
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/金
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/隹
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/骨
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/豊
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/人
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/本

7:50 Cube ⇔ Lì fāng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/立
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/方