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 ...

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.

In Kent, Holmewood House School, a co-educational school for students aged 2 to 13, also held a Chinese New Year celebration ...

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 ...

Few things in Chinese culture are more widely misunderstood outside of China than the Chinese language. The Chinese write very differently from us and indeed from all other literate societies in today ...

Radio 4’s ‘Chinese Characters’ takes a look at his extraordinary life, and the impact it had on the perception of China in the wider world. Here are nine fascinating facts about Bruce Lee ...

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

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 ...