Chinese character trivia

Chinese characters have a history dating back over ______years, making them one of the oldest writing systems in the world.汉字有多少年的历史，这让它成为了最古老的文字之一。

• 2,000

• 3,000

• 4,000

• 5,000

Chinese characters can be categorized into two main types: pictograms and ideograms.

汉字主要分为两大类：象形文字和表意文字。

• True

• False

How many strokes in the most Complex Chinese Character?最复杂的汉字一共有多少笔划？

• less than 30

• Over 50

• Over 70

• Over100

Most characters are composed of smaller components called radicals, which often provide clues about the character's______. 大多数汉字都是

由小部件构成的，常被称为偏旁，从偏旁可以猜出汉字的什么？

• Pronunciation

• Meaning

• Tone

In the 20th century, China adopted ________characters to make writing and literacy more accessible. However, Taiwan and some overseas Chinese communities continue to use traditional characters. 20世纪，中国开始采用什么汉字，这让文字系统更简化，台湾还有一些其他地区仍在使用繁体字。

There are 214 standard stroke types in Chinese calligraphy. Learning stroke order is not crucial for writing characters correctly. 汉字有214个笔划，所以写字时笔顺不重要。

• True

• False

What does the character "山" mean? “山”这个字什么意思？

• water

• grass

• mountain

• wood

Chinese character "人" means people, "从" means to follow, what does the character "众" mean?

• three people

• adult

• crowd, many

• young people