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Forever a student: Understanding Chinese Characters

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Introduction Chinese characters are a very complex system of recording the Chinese language into writing. Most of what seems to be a mix of...

Forever a student: Understanding Chinese Characters Pages Home About Popular posts Book Contact September 23, 2013 Understanding Chinese Characters Introduction Chinese characters are a very complex system of recording the Chinese language into writing. Most of what seems to be a mix of illegible symbols is part of a logical but complex writing system that has been gradually developed around 2300 - 3000 years ago, with oldest confirmed characters dating back to around 1200 - 1050 BC. In this article I will try to briefly explain what one needs to know in order to understand Chinese characters

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