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Chinese Reading and Writing |
| What are the Chinese characters? |
Chinese people read and write characters (not pinyin) in their
daily life. Characters are originated from pictures, symbols
and ideas. You can find interesting stories behind each character.
For example, 日( sun) comes from the picture of the sun ,
月(moon) from moon  ,
and 明 is the combination of the sun and the moon. So the meaning
of 明 is bright. |
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| What are the stroke orders? |
Characters are formed by strokes. Stroke is the beginning
and ending of the movement of a pen. There is a fixed sequence
of the strokes when composing a Chinese character. It is important
to follow the stroke
order when you write Chinese. Experience tells us you
can remember much better if you write characters in the right
stroke order.
You can find an online Chinese
dictionary here. If you type English or pinyin, your
computer will find the Chinese characters and read them for
you.
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