The development of printing enabled Chinese ... As a consequence, there are literally thousands of Chinese characters. Obviously for most types of writing, you don't need the 48,000 different ...

"My teacher, Pu Tichao, explained the development of Chinese characters from oracle bone to their modern forms and that helped me a lot." Huang Ling's essay set off a hot debate on the Internet ...

For twenty centuries it held a central place in Chinese life: constituting the gateway to political appointment, social prestige, educational honor, and economic success. The institution was ...

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 ...

Second, although there are now distinct Chinese characters for "he," 他, and "she," 她, these are both pronounced tā in Mandarin. You can have a whole conversation about someone without ...

writings and historical documents on paper, cotton, bamboo and wooden clips, reflecting the early development of Chinese characters and calligraphy on show until Aug 17.