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Chinese Character Handwriting Skills Face Erosion Amidst Digital Dominance
Students participated in a preliminary round of a Chinese character dictation competition at a university in Wuhan on Oct. 13, where a freshman scored only two out of 100 and ...
October 26, 2023
BY
Kane Zhang
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Cathy Yin-Garton
Book Review: A Curious Melding of Cultures in ‘The Discovery of Genesis’
Anyone with a mild interest in both the Bible and the Chinese language and characters might want to ...
August 16, 2021
BY
Ram Srinivasan
The Story of Chinese Characters
Of all the cultural heritages and legacies that have evolved in the world, none is more significant than ...
July 21, 2019
BY
Peter Zhang
The Chinese Character for Love, With and Without a Heart
New Tang Dynasty Television recently broadcast news about over 100 Taiwanese entrepreneurs living in Shanghai who went back ...
May 3, 2017
BY
Zhu Li
The Secret Within the Chinese Character for Enemy
Perhaps you currently have someone who is in conflict with your own interests, and you refer to him ...
April 20, 2017
BY
Zhu Li
One of My Favorite Chinese Characters
One of the Chinese characters I like most is 安 (an), which refers to safety, peace, serenity, comfort, ...
March 29, 2017
BY
Zhu Li
Taking a Step Back Turned an Antagonist into a Friend
There is an old saying in China: In a conflict, when you hold your temper, you will avoid ...
March 1, 2017
BY
Zhu Li
Chinese Character for Morning, Early: Zǎo (早)
The Chinese character 早 (zǎo) stands for morning, early, previous, or soon.
March 25, 2015
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for World: Shì (世)
The Chinese character 世 (shì) stands for world, an age or era, or a generation.
January 22, 2015
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Fair, Public: Gōng (公)
The Chinese character 公 (gōng) means being fair, just, equitable, or impartial, and also describes what is public ...
December 17, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Fields: Tián (田)
The Chinese radical/character 田 (tián) stands for a farm or agricultural fields.
December 10, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Word, Character: Zì (字)
The Chinese character 字 (zì) stands for a word or a character.
December 3, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for House, Room: Fáng (房)
The Chinese character 房 (fáng) stands for a house, an apartment, or a room.
November 19, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for General, Shall, Take: Jiàng, Jiāng (將)
The Chinese character 將 (jiāng, jiàng) stands for a general or commander and also means “will,” “shall,” “going ...
November 13, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Mutual, Appearance: Xiāng, Xiàng (相)
The Chinese character 相 (xiāng) stands for appearance and is also used to describe the concept of “each ...
November 6, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Very, Highest: Tài (太)
The Chinese character 太 (tài) stands for being the highest or grandest, and gives emphasis to adjectives such ...
October 29, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Dream: Mèng (夢)
The Chinese character for dream, 夢 (mèng), conveys the idea of not being in the brightness of daylight ...
October 23, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Correct, Upright: Zhèng (正)
The Chinese character 正 (zhèng) conveys the meaning of “walking in accordance with the Dao.”
October 15, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for White: Bái (白)
The Chinese character 白 (bái) stands for the colour white. It also refers to being pure, clean, unblemished, ...
September 29, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Origin, First: Yuán (元)
The Chinese character 元 (yuán) stands for the beginning or the origin, and the quality of being original, ...
September 24, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Truth: Zhēn (真)
The Chinese character for truth, 眞 (zhēn), depicts an immortal transforming and ascending to heaven. An alternative form ...
September 18, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Water: Shuǐ (水)
The Chinese character 水 (shuǐ) refers to water, a liquid, or a fluid. It can also refer to ...
August 6, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Immortal: Xiān (仙)
The Chinese character 仙 (xiān) refers to an immortal, a fairy, or a celestial or supernatural being. It ...
July 16, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Child: Zi, Zǐ (子)
The Chinese character for child depicts a baby, with the head at the top, the arms outstretched, and ...
July 1, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Old: Lǎo (老)
The Chinese character for old also refers to being venerable, skilled, expert, or experienced.
June 25, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Flute: Dí(笛)
The Chinese character for flute refers to the Chinese side-blown (transverse) flute, or dizi, which is held horizontally ...
June 19, 2014
BY
Cindy Chan
Chinese Character for Relative, Close: Qīn (親)
The Chinese character 親 (qīn) as a noun refers to a parent, relative, or blood relation. As an ...
June 2, 2014
BY
Alex Wu
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