CHINESE CHARACTERS

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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CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 公

A character with the public interest at heart

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 癌

The history of language around cancer

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 抱

Embrace the history of this clingy character

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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

On the Character: 卫

A character that will never let down its guard

TECHNOLOGY

Walled-Off: Pinyin Input

Third-party input systems for typing in Chinese