SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -In older literature, Chinese characters in general may be referred to as ideograms, due to the misconception that characters represented ideas directly, whereas some people assert that they do so only through association with the spoken word.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jiaguwen-the earliest form of writing on Oracle bones used c. 1600-1000 BCE. This script was pictographic, meaning the inscription represented an object linked to a concept. Example: if one wanted to write “Should the king go hunting tomorrow?” one would carve an image of the king with his bow and sunrise.

Detailed explanation-3: -The development of the Chinese writing system was during China’s first historical civilization period. This was during a political and cultural entity called the Shang dynasty.