I just want to learn speaking Chinese, so I don't need to learn Chinese characters. Well, you can do that. As I know, however, there is a great chance that you will regret when you want to reach a ...

Japanese writing incorporates both Chinese characters and symbols that have a sound value like an alphabet (called a syllabary). Because of their syllabary, the Japanese are able to learn much more ...

How many characters does the average literate Chinese person know? Studies carried out in China have shown that full literacy requires a knowledge of between three and four thousand characters.

China recently issued a notice on improving Chinese character writing in primary and secondary schools in an effort to ...