All varieties of Chinese are tonal at least to some degree, and are largely analytic. The Chinese language is transcribed via a writing system consisting of logographic characters, historically in the grammatical form of Literary Chinese.

Chinese characters are among the oldest writing systems on Earth, with a literary tradition dating back millennia to the Chinese classics. China is the birthplace of Confucianism and Daoism, which form the traditional three teachings of Chinese philosophy and folk religion alongside Buddhism.

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Welcome to the first and only living Chinese dictionary that is growing every day with its Chinese learners. You have the opportunity to contribute ways that you remember Chinese characters and photos of your Chinese writing as you learn from other students of Chinese.

Click the animated Chinese character or the Next Stroke button below the animated Chinese character to hear the pronunciation of the strokes of the character again.

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Chinese culture is diverse and unique, yet harmoniously blended — an invaluable asset to the world. Our China culture guide contains information divided into Traditions, Heritage, Arts, Festivals, Language, and Symbols.

Some one-fifth of humanity is of Chinese nationality. The great majority of the population is Han Chinese, and thus China is often characterized as an ethnically homogeneous country, but few countries have as many diverse Indigenous peoples as does China.

By completing all free online Mandarin Chinese lessons provided here, you should be able to manage basic pronunciation, learn some vocabulary and acquire certain simple Chinese sentence structure.