Doll is a Chinese word pronounced wán ǒu, which means a humanoid toy for children to play with. From Ba Jin's Lena.
Other relevance
Doll, a toy taken from the shape of an animal, is commonly known as doll. In Chinese, dolls also mean children, so this word is used to refer to these reduced dolls. The appearance of dolls ranges from abstract to realistic, covering the appearance of different races, ages and genders; Because of their own needs and cultural background, all countries and nationalities have developed dolls with regional cultural characteristics.
Materials for making dolls include glass, metal, clay, wood, cloth, ceramics, resin, etc. , can be used as a material for kneading dolls.
In ancient society, the characters in ceremonies were often real body double. Later, this human figure became more and more exquisite and further developed into decorations and toys.
Enjoy entertainment
Generally speaking, it is used as a toy for children to comfort them and play with them. The design of some dolls will reflect the popularity and ideological trend of society, which is expected to cultivate children's sense of identity with social roles. In addition, there are adults who design collection platforms such as cat dolls and dolls.
Research teaching
Some realistic dolls will be completely or partially as exquisite as human beings and used for teaching, research or specific purposes.
Doll classification:
barbie doll
Barbie, invented by Ruth Handler, made her debut at the American International Toy Fair on March 9th, 1959. Barbie doll is the most widely known and best-selling doll in the 20th century. Barbie dolls and other related accessories are made in a ratio of one to six, which is the largest doll house model, also known as playscale.
Barbie's copyright is now owned and produced by Mattel, and has been sold to more than 50 countries around the world, with total sales exceeding 10 billion yuan, from which a series of film and television works, small games and peripheral products have been derived.
Super doll
SD doll, the full name is the ball joint activity doll introduced by Volks company in Japan. SD doll (スーパードルフィーーーーーーーー) is a spherical joint doll introduced from 1998 by Volks Company of Japan, and developed by Hiroshi Akio, Dollie. The name Dollfie is composed of "Doll" and "Figure". With the expectation of "being the tallest doll work", it is officially named "Super Dollfie".