Chinese Character Arc 11: Occupation
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 Published On Aug 29, 2022

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.

Character chapters and sources:

0:16 Laborer ⇔ Gōng rén
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/工
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/人

0:28 Lawyer ⇔ Lǜ shī
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/彳
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/聿
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/師
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...

0:52 Doctor ⇔ Yī shēng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/匸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/矢
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/医
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/殳
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/酉
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/醫
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/生

1:34 Nurse ⇔ Hù shi
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/言
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/又
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/士

2:10 Editor ⇔ Biān jí
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/糸
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/車
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...

2:52 Journalist ⇔ Jìz hě
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/記
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/者

3:04 Interpreter ⇔ Fān yì
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/番
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/羽
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/言
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...

3:40 Civil Servant ⇔ Gōng wù yuán
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/公
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/員

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