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Understanding Beyond Language: A Chinese Traveler in Vietnam
More than a hundred years ago, the Vietnamese stopped using a logographic script, with its characters borrowed from Chinese. But traces of the old language are everywhere, hinting at a shared history that continues to express itself in contemporary times.
物: The Ox, the Earth, and the Infinite
How the character for “ox” evolved to encompass everything within the cosmos
游: Learn the Chinese Character for Journeys and Adventures
The character 游 is for travel, imagination, and going with the flow
How a Character That Once Referred to Barbarians Now Represents Civility
Learn how the character 文 went from being a term for the uncivilized in ancient China to referring to literature, refinement, and culture in the modern day
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