On Typing Chinese - by afra - Reboot
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With TikTok, RedNote, and DeepSeek dominating the news cycles, I’m glad there’s more interest in what the Chinese digital experience looks like. This week, Afra Wang writes about how she learned to type. —Tianyu Fang, Reboot Editorial Board By Afra Wang Beijing Capital International Airport, summer of 2003. I stood beside my father, watching a flight attendant’s growing frustration as she grappled with her computer. My name, Zhao (曌), is a rare Chinese character, composed of three elements representing “the sun and moon in the sky above.” It was invented by and used as the name for…
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