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 studying Chinese as a second language. No promises regarding the accuracy of my facts.

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0:05 Chinese Zodiac ⇔ Shēng xiào
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/生
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/小
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/肉
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/肖

0:36 Rat ⇔ Shǔ
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/鼠

0:42 Cow ⇔ Niú
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/牛

0:48 Tiger ⇔ Hǔ
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/虎

0:54 Rabbit ⇔ Tù
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/兔

1:00 Dragon ⇔ Lóng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/龍

1:06 Snake ⇔ Shé
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/虫
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/它
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/蛇

1:25 Horse ⇔ Mǎ
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/馬

1:31 Goat ⇔ Yáng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/羊

1:37 Monkey ⇔ Hóu
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/犬
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/侯
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...

2:01 Rooster ⇔ Jī
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/隹
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/又
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/鳥

2:38 Dog ⇔ Gǒu
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/犬
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/句
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/句

3:03 Pig ⇔ Zhū
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/豕
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/者
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/豬

3:27 Water ⇔ Shuǐ
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/水

3:38 Earth ⇔ Tǔ
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/土

3:40 Wood ⇔ Mù
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/木

3:46 Fire ⇔ Huǒ
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/火

3:52 Metal ⇔ Jīn
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

4:16 Yin Yang ⇔ Yīn Yáng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/阜
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/今
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/云
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/月
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/日
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk//Lex...