Even to the untutored eye, Chinese characters are not an alphabet, though many Americans who want to ask about them do not know what term to use for them, and questions are often asked such as, "Is it ...

Chinese characters have been around for a long time. Although it may be difficult to see at first glance how the character 日 resembles the sun, we can see how it has evolved over time into its ...

This is a mini-guide to Chinese characters. You can either click "Start" and you will be guided from one section to another or you can click on the right-hand side to go to the section of your choice.

Economic and political change was on the mind of people who voted to choose the Chinese character that best summed up 2024.

Chinese writing is logographic, that is, every symbol either represents a word or a minimal unit of meaning. When I write the character , it not only has a sound, niu, it has a meaning, “cow.” Only a ...

However, among all of these writing systems, Chinese characters, Hanzi, hold a special place in my heart as being the most elegant and aesthetic. Despite the practical limitations of Chinese ...

Trace the history of Chinese characters, and find out how this writing system has changed and evolved over thousands of years. Also Included is a short lesson on the structure of Chinese words.

Rubio's appointment as secretary of state has been seen as sign that Trump plans to maintain a hard line on China.

When Roy Chan Ching-hin noticed how Hong Kong staples, namely bamboo theatres and dim sum trolleys, were slowly disappearing, he feared the city’s traditional Chinese characters and Cantonese ...