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Which one has the correct “lian”, 炼功夫 or 练功夫?

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How does do (做) mean become (成)?

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Can any one tell me about the script or the seals please? (Characters identified: 藍鳥深竹癸亥年二月興利)

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Take away (when ordering food): is it 带走 or 打包?

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How to distinguish between homophone words 再 and 在 zài

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Besides the radical, what meaning does the rest of a Chinese character have (especially when it was originally created)?

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Character-component “spelling” software

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When 马 is used as the left component (e.g. in 骑), does the 一 héng stroke change to ㇀ tí?

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How would you describe the Chinese name 阮天文?

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Does 伊 have any special meaning?

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Do 朋 and 友 differ in meaning?

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When do we use “廿”, “卅” and “卌”?

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Are characters divided into meaning part and phonetic part, with no overlapping?

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