Exploring the “Chinese Alphabet”: Discovering the Unique World of Hanzi
Introduction to Chinese Language Does Chinese have an alphabet like English? The short answer is no—but the story doesn’t end there. Instead of an alphabet, Chinese uses a fascinating character-based system called Hanzi(汉字). These Chinese characters combine meaning and sound through components like radicals and phonetic hints. To help learners navigate this system, Pinyin (or [...]
