Chinese characters do not indicate how they’re pronounced. And to complicate matters even further, there are actually two Chinese writing systems: simplified Chinese (used in mainland China ...

Mandarin is taught in schools using pinyin, a romanised, phonetic system of writing Chinese. There’s a brief introduction to how Chinese characters are formed and how calligraphy is still ...

However, among all of these writing systems, Chinese characters, Hanzi, hold a special place in my heart as being the most elegant and aesthetic. Despite the practical limitations of Chinese ...

VALLETTA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Malta held the third Chinese character writing competition for primary and secondary school ...