In ancient China, was there an equivalent of pinyin?
WEBOct 28, 2016 · 164 4. There was no equivalent of pinyin in ancient Chinese, because Chinese writing developed as a way of representing the spoken language—at first for special purposes (e.g., recording divination), and then later more generally. If there had been pinyin in, say, the 商 Shang dynasty, they might well have used that instead of …
Is Chinese language influenced by sanskrit and vice versa?
WEBMay 1, 2022 · India and China are neighboring countries, in ancient India sanskrit was spoken and in ancient China Chinese was spoken. So could these two languages have influenced each other in any way.
Is there an ancient chinese name for Asia?
WEBAncient Chinese has no concept of the modern-called continents. Instead, they describe the world as a "China-Foreign" system, while China is the centre of the world, and other countries are scattered around China. The name of Asia firstly appeared in China in 1582, on the map Kunyu Wanguo Quantu. The name was translated by Matteo Ricci ...
Ancient forms of characters - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
WEBJan 21, 2017 · archaic/ancient/old form 古字 is a form that was used in the past, but is not anymore, simplified form 簡體字 (in the narrow sense) is a form that has undergone simplification in mainland China, inherited form 傳承字 is a form that hasn't undergone simplification, but is regarded as standard in mainland China,
transliteration - How did Chinese people know in the past the ...
WEBMar 6, 2018 · Nowadays a Chinese person seeing a character for the first time can look it up in a dictionary (it doesn't matter how) and get the phonetic or Pinyin transliteration, so that the pronunciation is o...
expressions - Why are intermediate cardinal directions read …
WEBThe compass's influence cannot be understated - it isn't one of the four great inventions of ancient China for no reason - as it was immensely useful for navigation and seafaring. North/South became more important in China too, at least for navigation and cartography, as evidenced in this map dating from the Ming dynasty:
names of planets in the solar system 星球
WEBFeb 1, 2021 · Astrology became popular between the Qin and Han Dynasties in ancient China, and the five planets were connected with gods. The silk book "Five-Star Zodiac" unearthed at Mawangdui in Changsha can be regarded as the earliest known astrological work, in which the five stars correspond to the five directions, the five elements, and the …
traditional vs simplified - Did the simplification of Chinese ...
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Simplified characters were introduced in Mainland China with the intention that this would improve literacy by making reading and writing easier - I see this repeated everywhere, but it feels like an urban legend. The actual stated goal is to get rid of characters and transition to Romanisation.
How does Classical Chinese deal with vertical numbered lists and ...
WEBOct 18, 2021 · There were usually no punctuation marks in ancient China. Modern punctuation marks were introduced into Chinese in the 20th century. See Wikipedia for a more detailed history and the usages of each punctuation mark (both horizontal and vertical). For vertical numbered lists, below is an example from 康熙字典 (published in …
Would an ancient chinese be able to understand today's language?
WEBNov 30, 2020 · The second barrier would be whether the modern person was literate. The literacy rate in China in 1949 was less than 20% (The Chinese Struggle for Literacy), so this may be a problem in and of itself. If both the ancient person and the modern person were literate, I would agree with Tang Ho that written communication may be possible.