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Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC 
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
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Character Evolution
說文解字
《說文》：“示，天垂象，見吉凶，所以示人也。从二；三垂，日、月、星也。觀乎天文以察時變，示，神事也。，古文示。”
Sources
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)