The evolution of Hao

Hao: This character first appeared in the writings of the Warring States Period.

The characters of the Warring States Period and the seal characters are all related to water and the sound of telling. From water, it means related to water; Gaosheng means pronunciation. Li changed to Zuo, and regular script changed to Hao. In the six books, it belongs to phonogram.

Hao, seal script (water, flood) (Gao, sacrifice), means offering sacrifices to God and gods for the flood. The original meaning of the word coined is: verb, to pray for the terrifying flood, to pray to the gods to calm down and avoid the flood.

Hao, a modern Chinese standard first-class character (commonly used character), is pronounced as hào in Mandarin. It was first seen in the Chu Dynasty bamboo slips era. It is a pictophonetic character in Liushu. The basic meaning of Hao is the vastness of water, such as: haobo, vastness. The extended meaning of Hao is vast and grand, such as: Hao Hao, monstrous - "Book of Yao". [1]

In modern Chinese, haoduo is used as an adjective, such as: vast. [1]

Basic information

Chinese name

Etymological evolution

Hao, first seen in the Chu style bamboo silk era, "water" It is a radical character, and the ancient characters for "water" all resemble the shape of water flowing. [3]The evolution of its etymology is as follows: