Chinese characters explained.
Innovation of a writing system occurs by creating a better version of what already exists, which is always related to one's national heritage.
Designing a new font is extremely difficult, especially since there are thousands of characters in the Chinese language.
If you look at the characters related to plants, you will notice that most of them contain the "tree" or "grass" radicals.
If you look at the character for elephant, one might see a representation of the elephant with a long trunk, four legs and a tail. This is why Chinese is known as a "pictographic" language.
When you combine different Chinese characters, you can make different words. Let's now learn some terms for modes of transportation.
Dean Lung, believing more people should understand China, made a great contribution to Columbia University.
In 1870, Horace Carpentier hired a loyal servant from China named Dean Lung who would eventually come to teach him a lesson in loyalty and devotion rooted in Chinese culture.
The video describes the many ailments that can be treated with pine and cedar trees, the origins of Chinese medicine.
Knowing the basis of the Chinese character for illness opens the door for learning many more characters.
Zamenhof had a plan to create a world language, an ambitious plan thwarted by the innate quality of language itself.
The popularity of Christianity came to a peak during Matteo Ricci's time in China, but after his death, the Qing Dynasty vehemently opposed its practice in China.
During the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese made the voyage across the Western Pacific. But, why was the feat not acknowledged in history?
Master Tang further explains how the name of an enterprise embodies its guiding principles and how our names must not be taken lightly.
Master Tang explains the significance of the name. How does the name of a business determine its destiny?
This cute introductory video helps Chinese learners learn the characters for "fu," (father) "mu," (mother) "ma," (mommy) and "ba" (daddy).
Learn in the fastest and easiest way possible how to effectively remember some characters that express movement.
Master Tang Han explains the importance of character meaning as well as character tone when giving names and how to revise a problematic name.
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice. This segment continues to explore Chinese names with specific attention on Jia Bao Yu, a character in the Hong Lou Meng movie.
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice. This segment looks into the selection of Chinese names. How can one find a good name with strong virtue?
Learn about the characters used to talk about time by watching this fun and thorough explanation of how to write them and how they came about.
The growing strength of China as an economic superpower is both a source of awe and concern for other countries.
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice. This segment explores a few common family names- their origins, whether they were last or clan names, etc.
Learn a simple, fun way to say the four directions in Chinese as well as how to remember how to write them.
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice.
It is becoming an increasing trend for schools to offer Chinese programs. Why are so many people turning to Chinese?
This interesting discussion on the origins of Chinese last names and clan names shows how the tradition has evolved from the matriarchal to the patriarchal practice.
China is now an economic superpower, setting off a "Chinese Fever" that is now spreading all over the world.
Many people are aware of the Western philosopher, Voltaire, but behind his famous quotes are the genius of a great Chinese thinker.
Have you ever wondered why a Chinese character is written the way it is written? The Chinese characters are logograms, unlike the English language that utilizes Latin characters. The characters could be represented by pictograms depicting one or an aggregate of pictures or ideograms depicting an idea or a borrowed word. Join us to learn the roots of some of the Chinese characters. In this episode, you will discover the formation of "pine," "peach," "willow" and "bamboo."
Through a detailed report of the Zhou Dynasty's history, we discover how the Chinese last name system worked and what has changed over the years and become today's practice.
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