Mandarin Zest Traditional Chinese in Taiwan vs. Hong Kong: The Hidden Differences You Should Know Taiwan and Hong Kong both use "traditional" Chinese characters, but they're not identical. Learn about different standardized forms, Cantonese-only characters, and why 佢, 冇, or 曱甴 will stump a ... Chinese Characters Culture Aug 19, 2026
Mandarin Zest How Many Chinese Characters Do You Actually Need to Know? Here's the number that stops people in their tracks when they start learning Mandarin: there are somewhere between 70,000 and 100,000 Chinese characters in existence. Here's the number that should act... Chinese Characters Aug 4, 2026
Mandarin Zest The Hardest Chinese Characters to Write (And What They Actually Teach You) Most articles about the "hardest Chinese characters" list a bunch of ancient characters nobody has used in two thousand years, call them impossibly complex, and leave you no wiser about the actual wri... Chinese Characters Jul 11, 2026
Mandarin Zest How to Learn Chinese Characters Without Memorising Them All at Once The moment most beginners find out how many Chinese characters exist, the same thought appears: there is no way I can memorise all of these. And they're right — if memorising is the approach. Here's w... Chinese Characters Tips Jun 3, 2026
Mandarin Zest Chinese Stroke Order Rules Every Beginner Must Know You sit down to write your first Chinese character. You stare at it. It has lines going in every direction — horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curving — and you have no idea which one comes first. Most ... Chinese Characters Tips May 24, 2026
Mandarin Zest How to Learn Chinese Characters: The Structured Method That Actually Works For most learners, Chinese characters are the single biggest psychological barrier to Mandarin. They look impossibly complex, there are thousands of them, and they bear no resemblance to any writing s... Chinese Characters Tips May 10, 2026
