Are new Chinese characters still being invented?

The following is a bit of a troll/famous meme. Jackie Chan has often been credited with being “the only celebrity who has invented a new Chinese character with his name,” and that is the character DUANG. (People even made a written character for it; it is actually “Cheng Long” (Jackie’s Chinese stage name) written together.) There is an infamous shampoo … Read more

Which kind of Chinese do you speak?

The Malaysian-Chinese kind: Cantonese, Minnan, and Mandarin. I am alright with these languages/dialects spoken in Hong Kong, Macau and parts of Southern China such as Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. I am at home with Malaysian Cantonese – Chinese: 馬來西亞廣東話; Hanyu Pinyin Mǎláixīyà Guángdōnghuà – it is the local variety of Cantonese spoken in Malaysia; the … Read more

Is it true that some simplified Chinese characters are actually older and more ancient than their traditional counterparts?

In amongst the simplified characters, there are a few ancient forms, such as 无 where traditional generally uses 無. Now, 无 appears in Shuowen as 奇字 an odd form of 無, but 無 appears in the bronze inscriptions, and 无 does not. Actually, in the oracle inscriptions they used 亡(兦), which you still see in … Read more

Do Chinese people not get tired of writing all their characters in Chinese characters?

All languages ​​in the world are priceless. Because it carries the culture of various ethnic groups. But when you expect to make a lot of money just by writing a few words, Chinese characters are the only option. 陈佩秋 Chen Peiqiu (1922-2020)草书八屏 final price:¥8,625,000 =$1,216,264 《送瘟神》 created by 成忠臣(1964-) Cheng Zhongchen in 2019 final price:¥1,830,000=$ … Read more

Why is Chinese often ranked as the most difficult language in the world to learn in many rankings even though it has super simple morphology and grammar, even more so than English?

Well, in my humble opinion, for many foreigners whose native languages are quite different from the Chinese language, learning the Chinese language means undergoing a totally new learning experience. It’s like going on a journey where what they have learnt in their native languages or other foreign languages could not help them very much. I … Read more