Chinese characters

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汉字hàn zì是shì用yòng来lái记录jì lù汉语Hàn yǔ的de书写shū xiě符号fú hào。

汉字hàn zì是shì世界shì jiè上shàng最zuì古老gǔ lǎo的de文字wén zì之一zhī yī，已经yǐ jīng有yǒu六liù千qiān多duō年nián历史lì shǐ了le。

很多hěn duō人rén觉得jué de汉字hàn zì非常fēi cháng难nán，因为yīn wèi看kàn起来qǐ lái像xiàng图画tú huà，其实qí shí最zuì早zǎo的de汉字hàn zì就jiù是shì画huà出来chu lai的de，最后zuì hòu变成biàn chéng了le我们wǒ men现在xiàn zài的de汉字hàn zì。

汉字hàn zì有yǒu多少duō shao个gè？

将近jiāng jìn十shí万wàn个gè，但dàn没有méi yǒu一yī个gè准确zhǔn què的de数字shù zì。

我们wǒ men日常rì cháng生活shēng huó中zhōng需要xū yào用yòng到dào的de汉字hàn zì只有zhǐ yǒu3000多duō个gè。

现代xiàn dài汉字hàn zì包括bāo kuò繁体fán tǐ字zì和hé简体jiǎn tǐ字zì两liǎng种zhǒng。

汉字hàn zì的de历史lì shǐ里lǐ有yǒu很多hěn duō中国Zhōng guó文化wén huà，所以suǒ yǐ如果rú guǒ想xiǎng真正zhēn zhèng地de学习xué xí汉语Hàn yǔ，了解liǎo jiě中国Zhōng guó，就jiù开始kāi shǐ学习xué xí汉字hàn zì吧ba！

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Vocabulary 78 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
汉字	hàn zì	Chinese character(s)
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
用	yòng	to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
来	lái	(between two verbs) in order to
记录	jì lù	to record
汉语	Hàn yǔ	Chinese language
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
书写	shū xiě	to write
符号	fú hào	symbol; mark; sign
世界	shì jiè	world
上	shàng	(noun suffix) on; above
最	zuì	(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
古老	gǔ lǎo	ancient / old / age-old
文字	wén zì	character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology
之一	zhī yī	one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc)
已经	yǐ jīng	already
有	yǒu	to have; there is
六	liù	six / 6
千	qiān	thousand
多	duō	(after a numeral) ... odd
年	nián	year
历史	lì shǐ	history
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
很多	hěn duō	many; a lot of
人	rén	person; people
觉得	jué de	to think that ...; to feel that ...
非常	fēi cháng	very; really
难	nán	difficult (to...) / difficult
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
看	kàn	to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
起来	qǐ lái	indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment
像	xiàng	to resemble / to be like / to look as if
图画	tú huà	drawing / picture
其实	qí shí	actually; in fact; really
早	zǎo	early
就	jiù	merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
画	huà	to draw; to paint / to draw (a line)
出来	chu lai	(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
最后	zuì hòu	finally; in the end
变成	biàn chéng	to change into / to turn into / to become
我们	wǒ men	we; us; ourselves; our
现在	xiàn zài	now; at present; currently
多少	duō shao	how much?; how many? / what number?
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
将近	jiāng jìn	almost / nearly / close to
十	shí	ten / 10
万	wàn	ten thousand / a great number
但	dàn	but; yet; however; still
没有	méi yǒu	doesn't exist / to not be
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
准确	zhǔn què	accurate; exact; precise
数字	shù zì	numeral / digit / number / figure / amount
日常	rì cháng	day-to-day; daily; everyday
生活	shēng huó	life / livelihood
中	zhōng	within; among; in
需要	xū yào	to need; to want; to demand; to require
到	dào	to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
只有	zhǐ yǒu	only have ...; there is only ...
现代	xiàn dài	modern times / modern age / modern era
包括	bāo kuò	to comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
繁体	fán tǐ	traditional form of Chinese
字	zì	letter / symbol / character / word
和	hé	and; together with
简体	jiǎn tǐ	simplified form of Chinese characters
两	liǎng	two / both / some / a few
种	zhǒng	classifier for types, kinds, sorts
里	lǐ	lining / interior / inside
中国	Zhōng guó	China
文化	wén huà	culture / civilization
所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore / as a result / so
如果	rú guǒ	if; in case; in the event that
想	xiǎng	to desire; to want (to)
真正	zhēn zhèng	really; indeed
地	de	-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
学习	xué xí	to learn / to study
了解	liǎo jiě	to understand / to realize / to find out
开始	kāi shǐ	to begin / to start
吧	ba	(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.