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

The Han people have their own spoken and written languages, namely Chinese. It is the most commonly used language in China, and one of the most commonly used languages in the world. All China's 55 ...

"When I published my first English-language paper in an international ... an article using author Chunyu Li's name with his Chinese written in brackets. Cheng Gong, a professor at the school ...

Of course, a written language needs to convey ideas as well as things, so another group of characters illustrate abstract concepts such as one 一, two 二, above 上 and below 下.

recites Chinese ancient classics during the UN's celebration of the 16th Chinese Language Day in New York. [Photo/Xinhua] UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations marked its 16th Chinese Language Day ...

The United Nations Headquarters held a series of activities on Tuesday to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Language Day, which falls on Sunday. Featuring live performances, VR experience and an ...

deputy curator of the National Museum of Chinese Writing. Chalet described Chinese Language Day as a vivid expression of the UN's commitment to multilingualism and thanked the organization's ...

Explore the artistry and history of Chinese calligraphy at the newly unveiled '101 Wishes: The Beauty of Chinese Characters' ...

This makes written Chinese the oldest system of writing in continuous use as a living language. Although older examples of Egyptian writing have been found, hieroglyphs are no longer used to write ...