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There isn't a single Chinese language, the most widely spoken is Mandarin.

Written Mandarin doesn't use an alphabet, it uses a system of symbols - over 40,000 symbols are used.

During the 20th century, work on Simplified Chinese was started - making Manderin easier to write and reducing the number of symbols. This system reduces the number of symbols to a few thousand.

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Why are some Japanese characters the same as Chinese characters?

Many Asian cultures were influenced by China. Japan is no exception. Before Japan's introduction to Chinese, they had no writing system. So Japan eventually adapted, as well as changed, the Chinese language, which explains why many Chinese characters are still used in the Japanese language. Also, a section of the modern Japanese language called 'kanji' consists of Chinese characters. == ==


Does the Chinese language have 9000 words?

More than that! According to a report by the official Xinhua News, there are more than 80 thousands. But you don't have to know so many. If you can master 3,000 characters, you are already quite a fluent user. Actually in ancient times you had to learn 5,000-10,000 characters to be able to read fluently! The first Chinese dictionary made by Samuel Johnson had over 47,000 words!


What detail support the idea that ancient and modern Chinese characters are related?

One key detail supporting the idea that ancient and modern Chinese characters are related is the presence of radicals and components that have persisted over time. Many modern characters can be traced back to their ancient counterparts, maintaining similar structures and meanings. For example, the character for "tree" (木) looks similar in both ancient oracle bone script and contemporary forms, highlighting the continuity in the writing system. Additionally, the evolution of characters often reflects the same phonetic and semantic elements, further linking ancient and modern scripts.


How do you learn simplified Chinese characters?

Currently the Chinese characters we mentioned are simplified Chinese characters, from a practical standpoint, we should learn simplified characters, traditional Chinese characters can be understood as an interest. Characters include pronunciation, font, meaning, only read the correct pronunciation, recognize the font, understand the meaning, you can really grasp a character. There are many applications that you can use to learn Chinese characters, such as MagiChinese.


Did the ancient Chinese people grow gardens?

the ancient chinese people did grow gardens with beans, rice,and many other vegatables

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