To continue with our radical-ly themed blog posts and to show a bit of love to all of you Written Chinese followers, 心字底 (xīn zì dǐ), or the heart radical is this week’s choice. The heart radical can be written in two ways; either at the bottom of a character as in 想 (xiǎng), 忘… Read More
If you’re interested in art, painters or just want to learn some 美术用品 (art materials) vocabulary then keep reading! Da Fen Oil Painting Village is located within the Longgang District of Shenzhen and has become well known for supplying art materials, art prints and of course, oil paintings, worldwide. Not only is Da Fen a… Read More
Posted by Allen (郑伟杰 Weijie Zheng) from WrittenChinese.Com Chinese on the internet can sometimes differ from everyday speech. Here are some abbreviations which are commonly used when Chinese people message on the internet. Each of these abbreviations allows the user to input a few letters to express their meaning quickly and easily. Enjoy! 1. “MM”:… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! Posted by Bethany from WrittenChinese.Com Added to by Hollie (July 2015) When I first moved to China, one of the most frustrating things was not being able to read anything. With learning Chinese, unless you know the proper stroke order or have a special character recognizer… Read More
One of the first ways that I began to learn Chinese characters was by encountering them in restaurant menus. Many restaurants in China include English translations on their menus, but there are still plenty of places where this is not the case. The game is to go, select something randomly, and when the food comes,… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! Here is another one of Bethany’s great posts which is perfect for those of you new to the Chinese language. If you’ve been studying spoken Chinese for a while and now want to learn to read and write Chinese characters, you’ll definitely want to get to… Read More