How many characters does the average literate Chinese person know? Studies carried out in China have shown that full literacy requires a knowledge of between three and four thousand characters.

Japanese writing incorporates both Chinese characters and symbols that have a sound value like an alphabet (called a syllabary). Because of their syllabary, the Japanese are able to learn much more ...

I just want to learn speaking Chinese, so I don't need to learn Chinese characters. Well, you can do that. As I know, however, there is a great chance that you will regret when you want to reach a ...

You simply have to memorise the pronunciation of every character. This might not be too hard for native Chinese speakers, but for anyone else who has tried to learn the language, it is a major ...

How this HK teen with dyslexia is helping others with the learning disability learn Chinese characters more easily Because of that, before designing their device, the team interviewed SEN students ...

Carlito did look stupid - and looking stupid fits his character. "I gotta learn Chinese" is an objectively dumb thing to say about two Japanese women. Nonetheless, intent matters little in this ...