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"There's no such thing as the Chinese language!"

by Ash Henson

"There's no such thing as the Chinese language!"

"There's no such thing as the Chinese language!" Or, How to talk about Chinese in Chinese by Dr. Ash Henson One of the biggest sources of grief we...

The origin of 學(学) and Dr. Ash attends the 
Research into Integrating Old Chinese Phonology and Paleography conference in Hangzhou, China 9-10 March 2024

by John Renfroe

The origin of 學(学) and Dr. Ash attends the 
Research into Integrating Old Chinese Phonology and Paleography conference in Hangzhou, China 9-10 March 2024

The origin of 學(学)andAsh attends the “Research into Integrating Old Chinese Phonology and Paleography” conference in Hangzhou, China 9-10 March 202...

All About TONES - The origin and development of Chinese tones

by Ash Henson

All About TONES - The origin and development of Chinese tones

All About TONESThe origin and development of Chinese tones by Ash Henson Note: this is an exploration of where tones come from in Chinese. If you'r...

How to Find the Perfect Language Exchange Partner: A Guide

by John Renfroe

How to Find the Perfect Language Exchange Partner: A Guide

How to Find the Perfect Language Exchange Partner: A Guide by John Renfroe Language exchange partners can dramatically transform your language lea...

The Importance of Unearthed Manuscripts for Chinese Philosophy

by John Renfroe

The Importance of Unearthed Manuscripts for Chinese Philosophy

The Importance of Unearthed Manuscripts for Chinese Philosophy by Dr. Sam Goldstein This is a guest post by Dr. Sam Goldstein, an expert on early C...

Chinese Character Radicals. Don’t Do It.

by John Renfroe

Chinese Character Radicals. Don’t Do It.

Chinese Character Radicals. Don’t Do It. Why you need to start thinking of characters in terms of functional components. By John Renfroe This advi...

How to Remember Chinese Characters

by Ash Henson

How to Remember Chinese Characters

How to Remember Chinese Characters By Ash Henson What the heck is this thing and what does it have to do with learning Chinese Characters? Read ...

The History of Chinese Writing

by John Renfroe

The History of Chinese Writing

The History of Chinese Writing (and Handwriting!) By John Renfroe This is the first of a two-part series. In part 2, we'll cover modern handwriting...

Meaning and Form Components: What's the Difference?

by Ash Henson

Meaning and Form Components: What's the Difference?

Meaning and Form Components: What's the Difference? by: Ash Henson This question comes from a Discussion thread in our Chinese Character Masterclas...

Learning Chinese with GoEast and Outlier

by Edsko de Vries

Learning Chinese with GoEast and Outlier

Disclaimer: this post is not sponsored by Outlier; I am a paying Outlier customer. In fact, in a sense I am sponsoring them: I believe in this proj...

Explaining the Directions 東西南北, part 1: 東西

by Ash Henson

Explaining the Directions 東西南北, part 1: 東西

Long time no see! As you’ve probably noticed, we haven’t posted anything in a while (several months, actually). Well, that’s because there are ...

Printed posters now available!

by John Renfroe

Printed posters now available!

We're excited to announce that printed versions of our popular Semantic Component Posters are now available for purchase on our website! ...