In this short lesson, I teach you how to write the Chinese character 美, which means beautiful. I break it down stroke by stroke so you can follow along, starting with a neat formal style and then a ...

In this short lesson, I break down how to write the Chinese character 我, pronounced wǒ, which means I or me. I guide you ...

Most of the world’s languages are written alphabetically; in an alphabetic writing system the basic components represent sounds only without any reference to meaning. For example, the letter “b” in ...

How much do you really know about Chinese characters? Beyond writing, do you know what else Chinese characters can be used for? There are thousands of answers to these questions. Chinese characters ...