The invention aims to provide a visualization display method for the historical development of Chinese character patterns. The method includes the steps that appropriate Chinese characters are selected; the Chinese characters which cannot be explained by teachers easily are selected to be displayed, the teachers can use the same teaching method in the teaching process of the Chinese characters to teach all the Chinese characters, and explanation of remote characters cannot be avoided; the evolution process of the Chinese character patterns is decomposed; the spiral ascending steps of 'seeing-understanding-comprehending' are abided by; a flash animation technology is used, and the historical development process of the Chinese character patterns can be implemented. The visualization display method for the historical development of the Chinese character patterns has the advantages that a knowledge visualization teaching method is adopted, the changes of the Chinese character patterns in different historical periods can be displayed, and students can be guided to comprehend content, grasp meanings and experience cultures.