The word "rabbit" was originally pictographic, with the shape of a squatting rabbit. With the passage of time, glyphs gradually evolved and appeared in different forms. The following are several stages of the evolution of the word "rabbit":
Shang Dynasty: The shape of the word "rabbit" in Shang Dynasty is relatively simple, that is, a crouching rabbit, which is similar to the shape of modern Chinese characters.
Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period: During the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, the shape of the word "rabbit" began to change. In addition to squatting rabbits, two rabbits with long ears appeared, and this style has been used to this day.
Qin and Han Dynasties: During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the word "rabbit" had more diverse forms, and many variants and combinations appeared, such as the combination of "hairy rabbit" and "rabbit" and "ghost rabbit" and "rabbit" and "ghost". Most of these hieroglyphs are pictographic and knowing.
Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties: During the Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the shape of the word "rabbit" was gradually transformed into the shape of modern Chinese characters and became a Chinese character with the characteristics of "rabbit".
Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties: During the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the word "rabbit" remained basically unchanged and became a fixed font in modern Chinese characters.
Generally speaking, the evolution of the word "rabbit" reflects the evolution of Chinese characters and the development and changes of China culture.