Understand Chinese Courtesy Names (字)
The courtesy names (字), refers to 表字, or sometime (称字). Well, in ancient China, 表字/字 generally referred to the names Chinese people took for themselves …
Month: April 2022
Chinese History Books (HSK All Levels)
Chinese history stretches over 5,000 years. There are so many events, stories, idioms that are directly related to the vibrant past of China. How much …
Understand the Name of “Confucius”
What does “Confucius” mean? This is a good question, with a long possible explanation. I will keep it short. 🙂 We need to understand a …