Chinese writing is logographic, that is, every symbol either represents a word or a minimal unit of meaning. When I write the character , it not only has a sound, niu, it has a meaning, “cow.” Only a ...

By Jerrine Tan At the start of my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy ... my practice sheets and gave me a blank sheet of paper, telling me to write a character without referencing his example.

“Flying Flowers and Scattered Snow” (飞花散雪), a title captured from an ancient seven-character Tang dynasty poem, was performed in the courtyard of the Harvard Art Museums by the Chinese ...

Malta celebrated United Nations Chinese Language Day by hosting its first-ever Chinese character writing competition for secondary schools on Saturday. Organized jointly by the Ministry for ...

We wanted to know how intricate Chinese character writing was over time. We used a computational method to trace the perimeters of each letter. The longer the perimeter, the more complex the drawing.

"The annual selection of Character of the Year by various Asian countries demonstrates the far-reaching influence of Chinese characters, an ancient writing system. As a treasure of Chinese culture ...