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Ancient Chinese would write using pictorial symbols (something like Egyptian hieroglyphics), like the word for shell would look like a shell, etc. Over the years, these symbols have morphed into the modern-day words, with the lines and strokes and everything, that is called Chinese today.

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originally the Chinese wrote in pictures but over time they were altered and simplified to the characters you see today

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