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 Vegetables ⇔ Shū cài
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/子
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/川
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/采
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...

1:11 Chinese cabbage ⇔ Bái cài
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/白
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/采
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...

1:23 Bok choy ⇔ Xiáo bái cài
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/小
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/白
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/采
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...

1:41 Soybean ⇔ Dà dòu
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/大
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/豆

1:54 Green bean ⇔ Lǜ dòu
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/糸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/彔
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/綠
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/豆

2:18 Potato ⇔ Tǔ dòu
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/土
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/豆

2:31 Sweet potato ⇔ Gān shǔ.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/甘
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/网
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/者
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...

3:14 Yam ⇔ Shǔ
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/网
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/者
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...

3:20 Eggplant ⇔ Qié zi
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/力
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/口
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/茄
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/子

3:44 Peanut ⇔ Huā shēng
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/化
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/花
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/生

4:09 Winter melon ⇔ Dōng guā
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/冬
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/瓜

4:21 Cucumber ⇔ Huáng guā
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/黃
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/瓜

4:34 Bammboo shoot ⇔ Sǔn
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/竹
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/旬
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/筍

4:58 Corn ⇔ Yù mǐ
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/玉
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/王
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/米

5:23 Onion ⇔ Yáng cōng
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/水
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/羊
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/悤

6:06 Green onion ⇔ Cōng
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis...
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/艸
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/悤