Translating to “Clear and Fast,” Lin began designing the MingKwai sometime during the 1940s. Instead of trying to overlay ...

A dictionary produced in the eleventh century contained ... of characters that contained a phonetic element grew progressively, but Chinese never abandoned the principle of one character per word (or ...

Unlike cuneiform (“wedge-shaped”) or hieroglyphics (“sacred carvings”) — names that evoke the distinct essence of ancient scripts — “Chinese character” is vague, impersonal and oddly detached from its ...

As the year draws to a close, the tradition of selecting a "Character of the Year" has taken root in several Asian countries deeply influenced by Chinese culture, reflecting the mood of society ...