What important Chinese concepts are conveyed by a single Chinese character?
One very important concept captured by a Chinese character is “ren” or 忍。 This is a very interesting character: it carries the concept of a …
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Is cursive Chinese sometimes really hard to understand?
This is a letter written by Mao Zedong 毛澤東 on 1 May 1955 to his colleague Jiang Zhuru 蔣竹如, addressing the topic of pīnyīn 拼音 as a …
Can Chinese people write Chinese as fast as people do in English?
Yes, and for a number of Chinese English learners (especially senior school students) writing English words or sentences or anything like these are truly a …
Why should you not say “cow” when you are in China?
There’s nothing wrong with the Chinese translation for “cow”, and Chinese people don’t have an issue with cows. The thing is the English pronunciation of …
What are some rare Chinese characters?
The Chinese character 稀 is rare. It is often in the news these days as 稀土 or rare earth (elements). 稀 is xi¹ (like c). …
What is 奐 in Chinese character 换 written in that way?
奐 is called “huan” aka Juan which is Spanish for John which is the Hebrew name Yohanan which means “God is gracious 上帝是仁慈的”。奐 (as 换) …
How do the Chinese take notes quickly with such a difficult way of writing?
First let me show you my daily handwriting of the four characters provided as an example by Augustus Chen, see below (plus the official spelling): …
What does 666 mean in Chinese?
Meaning: “666” is a Chinese word,homonym for “牛牛牛”(niú niú niú) or “溜溜溜”(liù liù liù), used to describe someone or something is very powerful,cool,impressive.It is a …
Isn’t 聰明 an adjective?
A few years ago, I had a heated (calm on my part) exchange with a super patriot over whether 聰明 is an adjective. My interlocutor, …