Chinese character 火 is actually still a vivid
graphical depiction of the object it denotes. Anyway let us examine its evolution history first as usual: ( image get from http://www.vividict.com/ )
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| Learn one Chinese Character a day - 火 |
Oracle Script of 火 -
looks quite similar as that of mountain (山 -
) , Chinese ancestor changed it along the time to become
at Bronze Script period to differentiate it from
山.
was actually drawing of fire flames, and when it evolved to
, Chinese ancestors used
to denote heap of firewood, with
to denote flames. Please note that
of
is not really a drawing of human (人), unless Chinese ancestors were all supermen who could spurt fire.
With below image of a campfire, it is quite clear that
火 means fire, flame, or something fierce like burning firewood.
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| 火 |
Now we can continue to enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with 火 inside:
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| 薪火相传 |
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