文字

wénzì

character; script; writing

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

这些文字我看不懂。

I cannot read these characters.

这本书的文字很美。

The writing in this book is lovely.