Most of the world’s languages are written alphabetically; in an alphabetic writing system the basic components represent sounds only without any reference to meaning. For example, the letter “b” in ...

Japanese writing incorporates both Chinese characters and symbols that have a sound value like an alphabet (called a syllabary). Because of their syllabary, the Japanese are able to learn much more ...

Where there is Chinese language, there is Chinese calligraphy, and where there is calligraphy, there is beauty. The artistry is still highly valued today, for it is more than just writing, it is a ...

The earliest letters home are on exhibit at the Yunmeng Xiangshan Museum in Xiaogan, Hubei province, Nov 2, 2014. [Photo/IC] The two letters, inscribed on wooden tablets, were unearthed in the ...

Mr Huang’s performance was a dramatic moment in one of the Chinese-speaking world’s long-running challenges: how to use the 26 letters on the Western QWERTY keyboard to type thousands of ...

Letter by Chinese Opium War Hero Uncovered Although he died more than one-and-a-half centuries ago, Chinese opium war hero Lin Zexu remains a household name due to his adamant protest against the ...