Discover how Chinese and Japanese writing systems work without alphabets, using symbols and syllabaries that represent ...

Z style alphabets. Chinese uses characters tied to meaning while Japanese blends characters and syllabaries. Together they ...

Understanding Logographic Systems What is a Logographic System? Traditionally, languages are thought to require an alphabet for written communication, consisting of letters like A, B, and C. However, ...

We all know what a typewriter looks like, and how this has been translated directly into the modern day computer keyboard, or at least many of us think we do. Many cultures do not use a writing ...

China’s system of writing is one of the oldest and most complicated in the world. But texting and typing could be putting it at risk. The written form of modern Chinese has over 50,000 characters. Few ...

China’s system of writing is one of the oldest and most complicated in the world. But texting and typing could be putting it at risk. The written form of modern Chinese has over 50,000 characters. Few ...