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Research on Visual Transformation of Network Pictographs: A Case Study Based on the Reconstruction of Ancient Chinese Character Imagery

Authors
Like Li1, Jinghua Long2, Yalei Wang3, *
1College of Chinese Language and Culture, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
2College of Liberal Arts, Guangdong University of Education, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510800, China
3College of Liberal Arts, Yan’an University, Yan’an, Shaanxi, 716000, China
*Corresponding author. Email: wangyalei@stu.edu.kg
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Yalei Wang
Available Online 15 December 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-509-6_78How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Network Hieroglyphics; Image Reconstruction; Cross-Media Communication; Modern Translation
Abstract

With the rapid advancement of digital media, network pictographs—including kaomoji, emojis, and other visual symbols—have emerged as vital tools for cross-cultural communication. Chinese characters, as the only ideogram system that is still widely used in the world, its ancient oracle writing, gold writing and other forms themselves contain extremely rich visual images and symbolic con-notations, and are the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancestors. This study investigates the visual transformation mechanisms of network pictographs and their intrinsic relationship with the conceptual reconstruction of imagery of ancient Chinese characters. By analyzing representative cases, the research high-lights three key aspects: the flexibility of symbolic forms, the continuity of cultural metaphors, and the adaptability of cross-media dissemination. Research has found that online hieroglyphics have achieved modern translation of the logic of "expressing meaning through imagery" of ancient Chinese characters through deformation strategies such as simplification, exaggeration, and symbol recombination, providing theoretical basis and practical inspiration for the inheritance and innovation of Chinese character culture in the digital age.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Mental Growth and Human Resilience (MGHR 2025)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
15 December 2025
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978-2-38476-509-6
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2352-5398
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