Language & Meaning
Is every Chinese character a picture?
Some characters began as pictures, but treating every modern character as a drawing makes reading harder, not easier.
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Typing Chinese without thousands of keys
A Chinese keyboard does not need a key for every character. Typing can begin with how a word sounds.
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Can one sound mean two things?
In Mandarin, the tune of a syllable can change the word. That sounds intimidating until you hear it as part of speaking, not as a separate test.
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Why does Coca-Cola sound familiar in Mandarin?
Some brand names are translated. Others are made to sound familiar. Coca-Cola tries to do both.
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Can an app give you a Chinese name?
Picking characters that sound like your name is the easy part. Finding a name you would actually want to answer to takes more thought.
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