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修: The Character That Builds and Repairs

From your appearance to your inner world, this is the character to mastering every new year

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CHINESE CHARACTERS

修: The Character That Builds and Repairs

From your appearance to your inner world, this is the character to mastering every new year

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CHINESE CHARACTERS

利: The Character That Reaps Everything from Crops to Profits and Wealth

How the character for “harvest” came to symbolize gain, profit, and advantage

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构: The Character That Brings Blueprints Into Reality

Mastering the word underpinning everything from imagination and creation to conceptualization and transformation

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Get a Grip on the Character for “Snake” This World Snake Day

Beyond the initial reactions of fear and revulsion that they often elicit, the snake’s hold on China’s natural ecosystem and the country’s language is both ancient and complex

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能: A Character Capable of Anything

How the original character for “bear” came to mean ability, power, and more

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爱: The Character Defining Love in Its Many Forms

Explore the character for romantic love, parental devotion, benevolence, and much more