romanization - Why were some letters like Q, X, C, chosen for …
So I've heard people pronounce Chinese names wrong each and every time, when those names have letters like B, D, ZH, C, Q, X and G. This letters are obviously pronounced very different …
Ibus-pinyin seems not a good Chinese inputting system for …
Oct 13, 2022 · The problem of this inputting system is that I have no chance to memorize tones above letters of Chinese words using ibus-pinyin. How do you usually type Chinese using …
How many unique glyphs do you need to know to learn Chinese?
Feb 7, 2024 · Comparing the number of Chinese characters and number of letters in the English alphabet makes no sense, as each Chinese character is meaningful while each English letter …
Spacing Guidelines for Modern Chinese Writing
Not knowing much about Chinese writing, I'm wondering what best practices are currently for writing in Chinese, and if anyone uses whitespace between words in Chinese, or uses …
How do the Chinese address letters? - Chinese Language Stack …
Finally, at the bottom of the letter, people write 此致 (some people write 此致 敬礼, but this looks a bit too pedantic IMO), 祝好, 顺颂时祺, or 某某顿首 (where 某某 is your name, most formal). …
Proper letter writing etiquette - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
Are Chinese letter structures [eg. Name, Address, Date, Recipient, Body, Closing] much the same as English letters? This is the basic letter structure in Chinese: Recipient Body Closing Name …
What is the most complex Chinese character? [duplicate]
May 30, 2023 · Yesterday, I asked ChatGPT about other complex Chinese characters, and this is a part of the conversation: My question: The most elaborated character in Chinese language is …
Chinese words with non-Chinese letters / characters?
May 14, 2019 · Some Chinese words mix Roman letters and Chinese characters. For example: AA制, meaning to split the bill evenly (or "go dutch" as that's often called in English). N次方 …
How should you start a letter in Chinese?
How should you start a letter in Chinese? More specifically, what's the difference between starters such as 尊敬的，亲爱的，and 敬爱的, and in which cases should you use which one?
translation - What "字母" mean in Chinese (not Alphabet in …
Aug 26, 2023 · Similar to many Chinese terms, 字母 should be understood as one and not as a concatenation of two Chinese characters. Thus, it doesn't mean "character-mother." AFAIK, …