Guides

Start with a question, then explore the full guide.

• How to read the pinyin
• How Chinese characters are built
• Why some characters have two forms
• Why some names have two spellings
• Why one person has several names
• Why knowing the characters isn’t enough
• How old ideas live in modern Chinese
• How to read a passage of Chinese philosophy
• Where to keep learning
• Is that saying really Chinese?
• Before getting a Chinese tattoo
• Is Daoism a philosophy or a religion?
• Why is eight lucky and four unlucky?