Due to its hieroglyphic origin, Chinese doesn't have an alphabet. Its basic unit is a character. … See more

It's said that there are more than 100,000 characters, but in daily life, a 3,000 character vocabulary would make you literate, a 5,000 one would make you well-educated, … See more

In some cases, if you know the rules, you can guess the pronunciation or meaning of a character. For instance, the left radical of 猫 is 犭, indicating that the character is relating to … See more

Pinyins, which were developed by economist Zhou Youguang, were invented as a way to note down the precise pronunciations of characters. Imagine learning Ch… See more

The pinyin of each character has three parts: initial, final, and tone. There are 23 initials and 24 finals, which are represented in Latin alphabet, and a total of four tones, which are r… See more