Hello, Chinese learners, in this post, we’ll talk about 10 things (10 characteristics of Chinese characters) about Chinese characters to help you understand what Chinese characters are.
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All words with 诬 have negative meanings
This character 诬 seems to tell us that a witch’s mouth speaks no good words. Do you still believe in a witch or a wizard? Continue reading “All words with 诬 have negative meanings”
List of pictograms
Chinese pictograms depict the objects they represent in a pictorial way, and they are the most original form of character formation. In this post, you can get the list of pictograms with pictures showing the character evolution. Continue reading “List of pictograms”
Right writing order of the dot 点的正确笔顺
The troke “点 dot” can locate at different positions in characters and its writing order also varies. How to write it correctly in each case? Continue reading “Right writing order of the dot 点的正确笔顺”
尧 high
尧 is derived from 堯, in which 垚 (yáo) is soil or a high mountain, and 兀 (wù) is a person in kneeling pose, so “尧” means high. 尧 is compound ideograph. Continue reading “尧 high”