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The Origins of Chinese Language Characters
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.
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The difficulty and beauty of Hanzi, the traditional form of Chinese characters, and why it's worth preserving
The defining aspect of Chinese characters is their pictographic origin. Every one of the many thousands of characters can be broken apart, and its constituent pieces traced back to simple ...