Chinese characters are an important intangible cultural heritage in
Huaxia civilization. It is a symbol system that originated from nature. Chinese
characters are interpreted by humans in ways that coincide with their
perception of nature.？Connecting creation with nature and pursuing the unity of function and aesthetics, and exploring the configuration of Chinese characters is a problem worthy of study in
modeling design, it is also an exquisite embodiment of “learning from nature”.In the teaching practice, we have found that fresh design students do not
have a clear cognition of？modeling design when teaching
design, resulting in weak design creativity and connotation. The purpose of this study？is to provide guidanceto students through the foundation design curriculum concerning
the cognitive process of the transformation of Chinese characters, as the
object of this study, into product design.？This
study aimed to lay a solid foundation for students’ understanding of modeling
design and the teaching methods to be verified through design practice.
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