The book takes 808 commonly-used Chinese characters compiled by China, Japan and South Korea as descriptions and research objects, which is divided into three parts, including Interpretation of Characters, Evolution of Character Patterns, and Explanation to expound the image and meaning of 808 Chinese characters, and arranges the writing forms of each Chinese character in different historical stages according to the time. Finally, it lists the meanings of each Chinese character in three national languages, so that readers can understand the rich implications of Chinese characters.