This is a mini-guide to Chinese characters. You can either click "Start" and you will be guided from one section to another or you can click on the right-hand side to go to the section of your choice.

Chinese writing is logographic, that is, every symbol either represents a word or a minimal unit of meaning. When I write the character , it not only has a sound, niu, it has a meaning, “cow.” Only a ...

The Chinese zodiac is a 12-year cycle where each year is associated with an animal: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. People born within a specific year ...