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Chinese Alphabet: There is no Chinese alphabet in the sense we understand it in the West. Chinese characters are not letters (with some exceptions), Chinese characters represent an idea, a concept or an object. While in the west each of the letters of our alphabet represents a sound that generally has no particular meaning. (...)

Detailed review of the Uncle Goose Chinese Blocks with pros, cons, and tips on how to use the blocks for playful learning!

I’m often asked about how to write in Chinese. This guide will summarize my thoughts which will help you learn how to write Chinese characters step by step!

Lucky and Unlucky Numbers in Chinese Culture The study of Chinese culture is very interesting because they have so much superstitions and beliefs like numerology, using the laws of heaven and earth (astronomy and geography) -- "feng shui", choice...

This free worksheet collection contains 208 printable PDF pages for learning how to write 16 classroom related words in simplified and traditional Mandarin Chinese.

This article is about using pictures to learn Chinese characters. In order to learn characters efficiently, it's important to understand how they work and what the building blocks are so that these can be used in other characters. Any pictures you use to remember should be based on this. Avoid using pictures that obscure the real meaning.

Chinese antique calligraphic text onbeige paper with brush

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