Quick Introduction to the Chinese Alphabet and Chinese Characters
Cambridge Institute2022-10-07T16:22:35+05:30The fact that Chinese is both one of the world's oldest languages and one of the most difficult to master makes it an interesting study in and of itself. Considering the vast amount of Chinese characters required to merely read a newspaper, even a rudimentary understanding of the language is an impressive accomplishment. However, there is no Chinese alphabet per se, thus these characters are not structured in a way that is familiar to Westerners learning a new language. Chinese, unlike most other languages, has no written alphabet. There are thousands upon thousands of Chinese characters, and they are the foundation [...]