为了让读者真正了解汉字的源起与演变，以及汉字背后的文化精髓，本书以古典名著《说文解字》为依托与出发点，精选了数百个现代生活中常见常用的汉字，为每个字都配上精美插图与详尽而全面的解读，既立足于汉字本身的含义与演变，又拓展性地全面介绍了汉字的文化底蕴，将汉字世界与真实世界紧密结合起来。本书插图精美，生动形象，与汉字紧密衔接，便于记忆，所涵盖的知识面极广，字形方面涵盖甲骨文、金文、小篆、隶书等；字义涵盖本义、引申义与现代含义；文化方面涵盖文学作品、成语典故、文化习俗、政治经济等丰富内容，将中华文明的方方面面展现在广大读者的面前。(In order to practically acquaint readers with origin, evolution and cultural essences of Chinese characters, based on the classic works Shuowen Jiezi, this book contains hundreds of Chinese characters frequently used in modern life, each of which is matched with artistic illustration and comprehensive explanation. It describes inherent meanings and evolutions of these characters, and introduces cultural deposits in full, for extension, tightly associating Chinese characters to the real world. This book facilitates memorization with artistic and vivid illustrations tightly linked to Chinese characters, and covers a wide range of knowledge (pattern: bone script, small seal script, clerical script; word meaning: original meaning, derived meaning, modern meaning; culture: literary works, idiom story, cultural customs, politics, economy) to show all aspects of the Chinese civilization to readers.)