DOI: 10.66106/ylaba6.20250107 ISSN: 3105-7586

从平面方形字到立体方块字（English Translation From Flat Square Characters to Three-dimensional Cube Characters）

张弘驰 Hongchi Zhang
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Abstract：As the core carrier of Chinese civilization inherited for thousands of years, Chinese characters are known worldwide as "cube characters". Nevertheless, thousands of years of writing inheritance and teaching practice have long been confined to two-dimensional cognition, reducing Chinese characters into mere flat square-shaped scripts and severing their inherent connection with the original Chinese thinking.Rooted in the essence of traditional Chinese culture, this paper starts with the innate cube thinking of the Chinese nation. It traces the three-dimensional mathematical logic embodied in the River Map and Luo Shu, decodes the traditional cultural genes that derive the Sixty-four Trigrams through yin-yang evolution on six sides of a cube, and illustrates the core cubic structure formed by six quadrangular pyramids converging concentrically with the central earth position governing the whole system.On this basis, the paper identifies cognitive misunderstandings and practical drawbacks of flat square characters, and demonstrates that three-dimensional cube characters represent the original form of Chinese characters. It further analyzes the artistic vitality pattern of cube character writing, featuring vital energy gathering at the center, skeletal shaping of individual characters and layout construction of whole passages, and expounds the decisive role of central governance in maintaining the stability, spirit and verve of Chinese characters.The study ultimately realizes the cognitive transformation from flat square characters to three-dimensional cube characters, and forecasts broad application prospects of this theory in calligraphy education, cultural inheritance and practical use. It aims to restore the three-dimensional essence of Chinese characters, revitalize the contemporary value of traditional Chinese thinking, and offer brand-new theoretical support and practical approaches for the origin restoration of calligraphy art and innovative development of traditional culture.

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