The Shuowen jiezi 说文解字 "Explaining simple and analyzing compound characters", short Shuowen 说文, is the oldest and one of the most important character dictionaries of ancient China. It was compiled by the Later Han period 后汉 (25-220 CE) scholar Xu Shen 许慎. The book was finished in 100 CE but was only submitted to the court in 121 by the author's son, Xu Chong 许冲. The characters are arranged in 540 so-called radicals (bushou 部首) in 14 chapters, and one chapter including a list of the radicals and Xu Shen’s own postface (xu 叙).
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2013 Chinese College students meet tough English tests
Chinese Students should pay more attention to using English, and not just consider it as an exam subject, amid changes to the National College English Test in 2013.
中国汉字听写大会(Chinese Characters Dictation Competition)赛制说明
央视推出的《中国汉字听写大会》(Chinese characters dictation competition)节目将邀请国内最权威的语言专家担任裁判和解说，中央电视台著名播音员将轮番担任读词考官，全国31个省、市、自治区和港澳台学生将组成32支代表队参赛，最终决出一名年度汉字听写冠军。
中国汉字听写大会（Chinese characters dictation competition）介绍
越来越多的人渐渐会频繁出现提笔忘字的情况。有时，有些常说常用的词，在电脑上用拼音打着一点问题都没有，但真要是写起来，却又不确定起来，顾虑着到底是写三横还是两横、有没有那一撇这样的问题，迟迟下不了笔。为孩子们举办汉字听写竞赛活动的想法产生于五年以前。在美国有英语的全国拼字比赛《National Spelling Bee》，从1925年延续至今，一代代孩子参加，成为全民关注的带有民俗性质、国家精神的活动。我们的汉字那么美，传承又那么重要，我们也应该有这样的活动。”但是汉字听写毕竟不同于英语拼读，需要解决同音字、笔顺、难度划分、简繁体异体字以及赛制如何形成观众喜闻乐见的电视节目等诸多问题。
The reason for translating English names into Chinese name
How to translate ?
1.Translation of full name into Chinese name: Most Chinese names have 3 or 2 characters,the first character is the surname and the remaining characters is the first name.Generally, the surname comes before the first name. There are about 100 common Chinese surnames in china that is called “baijiaxing”. If you provide your full name, the closest matching Chinese surname will be choosed. Your name will be translated phonetically into Chinese characters which sound similar.
Learning to Write Chinese Characters
Learning to write Chinese characters is one of the most difficult aspects of learning Mandarin Chinese. There are thousands of different characters, and the only way to learn them is by memorizat
Learning to Write Chinese Characters
Learning to write Chinese characters is one of the most difficult aspects of learning Mandarin Chinese. There are thousands of different characters, and the only way to learn them is by memorizat
How to make mooncake in Mid-autumn festival
Eating moon cakes while watching the full moon is an important part of the mid-autumn festival in China, and is more like a symbol of family unity. Here we provide a simple recipe that how to coo
筷子舞(kuài zǐ wǔ)Chopsticks Dance
Wide spread in inner Mongolia, the Chopsticks Dance is often seen on festive or celebrative feasts with only one man as the dancer.
History of Chinese Characters 汉字的历史
Chinese is the language with the largest number of users in the world.This article intruduced the Chinese characters history and developing.中文是世界上运用最多的一种语言。本文介绍了汉字的历史和
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