The beginning

The evolution of Mandarin Chinese characters.

Phonetic Symbols

37 Bopomofo notations

Phonetic Symbols

The origin of bopomofo

Phonetic Symbols<

4+1 Tones

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Mandarin Character

一 (one)

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Mandarin Character

二 (two)

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Mandarin Character

三 (three)

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Mandarin Character

四 (four)

Mandarin Character

五 (five)

Mandarin Character

六 (six)

Mandarin Character

七 (seven)

Mandarin Character

八 (eight)

Mandarin Character

九 (nine)

Mandarin Character

十 (ten)

Mandarin Character

How to read numbers

Mandarin Character

人 (human)

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Mandarin Character

大 (big)

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Mandarin Character

太 (too much)

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Mandarin Character

口 (mouth)

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Mandarin Character

小 (small)

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Mandarin Character

尖 (sharp)

Mandarin Character

天 (sky)

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Personal Pronouns

你我他 (you, I, he)

Daily Mandarin

Time Logic in Chinese
(How do we say time?)

Personal Pronouns

日 (sun)

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Personal Pronouns

月 (moon)

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Personal Pronouns

明 (realize)

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Personal Pronouns

上 (up, above)

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Personal Pronouns

下 (down)

Personal Pronouns

卡 (stuck)

Personal Pronouns

田 (farmland)

Personal Pronouns

力 (power)

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SHORTS

Shorts

How do we say time in Chinese?