Written language is the carrier of language and civilization, so that language and civilization can be continued and carried forward. As one of the oldest characters in the world, Chinese characters are still in use today。For thousands of years, Chinese characters have carried the rich connotations of Chinese culture，and it is also the key to opening the door of Chinese culture. Our lecture is a general cultural lecture for overseas Chinese culture lovers. The lecture covers the following four aspects of Chinese characters: the nature and characteristics, the origin, the character-making method and the Chinese social culture reflected in the characters. Through this lecture, we hope that the overseas Chinese culture lovers will get rid of the fear of learning Chinese characters, and feel the charm of Chinese characters, so as the inner spirit and development power of Chinese culture.