Category Archives: Chinese characters

Types of Chinese characters

Posted on 08/25/2011 by Chinesetolearn

Types of Chinese characters Chinese characters – Pictographs Thought to be the oldest types of characters, pictographs were originally pictures of things. During the past 5,000 years or so they have become simplified and stylised. Ideographs Ideographs are graphical representations … Continue reading →

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Animated Chinese Characters. Also, word detail, character detail, etymology, and stroke order

Posted on 08/23/2011 by Chinesetolearn

Learning Chinese? Animated GIFs show you how to draw Chinese characters. Click on any Chinese character to see how to write it. See the link: http://lost-theory.org/ocrat/chargif/ A good website to offer word detail, character detail, etymology, and stroke order, see: … Continue reading →

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