[NetBehaviour] Chinese Characters.
marc
marc.garrett at furtherfield.org
Mon Dec 11 13:54:51 CET 2006
Chinese Characters.
The origin of the Chinese antique script is very long and there is not
enough documentary resources about its history. Chinese characters can
be traced to a time when people were making records in their daily life
by tying knots in ropes or strings. The most acceptable legend of the
inventor of Chinese writing was a minister named Ts'ang Chieh , who
records the history in the court of Emperor Huang Ti, the first king of
China.
THE CHINESE WORD
People in different regions of China speak differently, including such
dialects as Mandarin, Min Nan, Hakka, Cantonese, etc. The written
Chinese words are the same for everyone. Hence, to have a better
understanding about Chinese people is to understand the written Chinese.
more...
http://logos.uoregon.edu/explore/orthography/chinese.html
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