Hanzi
Chinese written characters
Hanzi are Chinese characters—the logographic writing system used in Chinese for thousands of years.
Each character represents a morpheme or word rather than a sound, so the same hanzi can be read differently across Chinese dialects.
Japanese borrowed many hanzi (calling them kanji), as did Korean and Vietnamese historically.
Learning hanzi takes years of practice.
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- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
- componentsConstituent parts
- pictographSymbol drawn as image
- ideogramSymbol representing concept directly
logogram · cursive script · simplified · traditional · stroke order · determinative · encoding
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- spaced repetitionReview method using increasing gaps
- stroke orderSequence for drawing characters
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radicals
Advocates for fundamental change
- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
- componentsConstituent parts
- pictographSymbol drawn as image
ideogram · logogram · cursive script · simplified · traditional · stroke order · determinative · encoding
memorization
Committing information to recall
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- spaced repetitionReview method using increasing gaps
- stroke orderSequence for drawing characters
radicals · mnemonics · character recognition · reading · writing · dictation · proficiency · vocabulary · beginner · intermediate
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
brushwork · penmanship · fluency · aesthetics · balance · proportion · rhythm · flow · masterwork · scroll
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Language's letter system
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HanziLatin script
Western alphabetic writing system
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HanziLatin script
Western alphabetic writing system
Roman letters · cuneiform · hieroglyphics · runic script · Arabic script