Traditionally from top to bottom, in columns from right to left.
used for direction
'Give me' in Chinese is written as '给我'. It is pronounced or written in pinyin as 'gei wo'.
The name Lulu is written in Chinese as Lu Lu. This name is written in the Japanese language as Ruru.
"My name is" in Chinese is written 我的名字叫___. This is written the same in Simplified and Traditional Chinese. It is written "Wo3de ming2zi4 jiao4" in Hanyu Pinyin. In GR, it's written "Woo.de mingtzyh jiaw."
China is written different ways depending where you are. In Traditional Chinese characters, China is written 中國. This is used in Taiwan and some overseas Chinese communities. In Simplified Chinese characters, used in China, it's written 中国.
what instrument was invented by Chinese to show direction
In Chinese, traditional writing is read from top to bottom in columns from right to left. However, modern Chinese is usually written horizontally from left to right, similar to English.
compass
used for direction
Chinese emperors referred to Japan as "the land where the sun rises" referring to Japan's location east of China, in the direction of the rising sun. Originally from the Chinese characters, the Japanese name for Japan (Nihon / Nippon) is written as the kanji characters for "sun origin."
Chinese, and Japenese
The Magnetic Compass.
Yes the Chinese still use their compasses. They use them to travel in the desired direction.
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