中国史前文字与甲骨文(33)

抒发自己的情感，描写自己的生活，文字在古人心中萌动、跳跃。文字在黑暗
中左突右撞，寻找生的突破口！在古老的岩画群中，我们已经看到了甲骨文的身影！像婴儿在母腹中躁动……
It is worth noting that a large number of rock paintings found in many parts
of China play an indispensable role in the production of characte rs. Before the
production of characters, the rst ones should be rock paintings. The ancients used
stones on the rocks to express their feelings, describe their lives, and show the
yearning of their people... Words sprouted and jumped in the hearts of the ancients.
Words bump left and right in the dark, looking for a breakthrough in life! In the
ancient rock paintings, we have seen the gure of oracle bone inscriptions! It’s like a baby restless in amniotic uid.
我们知道，早期的甲骨文大都是象形文字，这和岩画中的图像，应当有直
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PREHISTORIC CHINESE CHARACTERS AND ORACLE BONES 三、序 文
接的关系。很多图像，后来直接演变成文字。所以，早期的文字，都带有象形 的特点。图即是字，字即是图。应当叫“图文”。
We know that most of the early oracle bone inscriptions were hieroglyphics,
which should have a direct relationship with the images in rock pain tings. Many