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Omniglot Chinese
learn to read, write and pronounce Chinese characters
中国文字研究与应用中心
(Center for the Study of Chinese Characters and Their Applications)
http://www.ideograms.org
A history of written Chinese
http://www.pinyin.info/readings/texts/visible/
Chinese manuscripts - Chinese palaeography and epigraphy
http://shahon.org
Information about and articles on Chinese characters and the Chinese script
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_character
http://www.chinaorbit.com/china-culture/chinese-characters.html
http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/script.html
Pinyin/Zhuyin Converter - converts Chinese characters to pinyin or zhuyin
http://www.pin1yin1.com
Pinyin Joe's Chinese Computing Help Desk - information and utilities for typing hanzi and pinyin: http://pinyinjoe.com
Type Chinese online
http://www.i2pinyin.com
http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_ChineseTraditional.html
http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_ChineseSimplified.html
http://www.certifiedchinesetranslation.com/fonts/Chinese.html
http://www.clearchinese.com/resources/fonts.htm
http://www.indeed.com.tw/download.html
http://www.yale.edu/chinesemac/pages/fonts.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/chinesehistory/contents/08fea/c02.html
Chinese Translation
of names and phrases
Writing Chinese Characters - and how to count the strokes
http://www.sungwh.freeserve.co.uk/methods/bihua.htm
Animated Chinese characters
http://ocrat.com/ocrat/chargif/
http://www.bishun.info
Videos showing you how to write Chinese characters stroke by stroke
http://www.chineselearner.com/writing/symbol/
Skritter - Learn Chinese Characters
http://www.skritter.com
China Radio International - in Mandarin and many other languages
http://www.cri.com.cn
Beijing Music Radio (北京音乐台) - in Mandarin
http://fm974.tom.com
Radio Shanghai (上海人民广播电台) - in Mandarin
http://www.radioshanghai.com
Radio Taiwan International (中央廣播電台) - in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, Cantonese and various other languages): http://www.cbs.org.tw
BCC (中國廣播電台) - in Mandarin, Taiwanese and Hakka
http://www.bcc.com.tw
Voice of Taipei (台北之聲) - in Mandarin and Taiwanese
http://www.vot.com.tw
RTHK (香港電台) - in Cantonese
http://www.rthk.org.hk
BBC World Service - in Mandarin and Cantonese
http://www.bbc.co.uk/chinese/
Radio Free Asia - in Mandarin and Cantonese
http://www.rfa.org/english/
Melody Studio - Mandarin, Taiwanese and Cantonese music
http://www.melodystudio.com/
Love China - Mandarin and Cantonese music
http://www.musicradiochina.com
London Chinese Radio - in Mandarin and Cantonese
http://www.londonhuayu.co.uk
英伦生活台 - UK Life Radio (Mandarin)
http://www.ukliferadio.co.uk
People's Daily (人民日报)
http://www.peopledaily.com.cn
Chinese Translation
of names and phrases
China Times (中時電子報)
http://news.chinatimes.com
Ming Pao News (明報新聞網)
http://www.mingpaonews.com
Apple Daily (蘋果日報)
http://www.appledaily.com
Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报)
http://www.zaobao.com
http://www.chinalanguage.com/dictionaries/?pageID=Home
http://www.nciku.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/sinotibe.html
http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php
http://www.mandarintools.com/chardict.html
http://www.pristine.com.tw/resources/lexicon.php
http://zhongwen.com
http://www.tigernt.com/dict.shtml
http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/dictionary.html
http://www.chinesedic.com
http://www.chinese-dictionary.org
http://www.kanjinetworks.com
http://www.clearchinese.com/chinese-english-dictionary.htm
http://chdw.de
http://app.chinesesavvy.com/services/dictionary/DictionarySearchPO.ot
http://www.ilearnchinesehere.com
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Lindict/
http://www.websaru.com
Picture-based Chinese character/word dictionary
http://www.vertical-sun.com/hanzi
Speaking Chinese English Dictionaries
http://moosenose.com/speakingpinyin.htm
http://app.chinesesavvy.com/services/dictionary/sentence/DictionarySentencePO.ot
MandarinSpot - Chinese-English Dictionary and Annotation tool
http://mandarinspot.com
Chinese Electronic talking dictionaries
http://www.ectaco.com
Chinese language resources - information, dictionaries, etc
http://www.chinalanguage.com
http://www.easechinese.com
Online Cantonese dictionary
http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordsearch.php
Online Shanghainese/Wu dictionaries
http://dict.zanhe.com
http://www.glossika.com/en/dict/wudict.php
http://www.shanghaidialect.com/slangs/htm/search.aspx
Online Taiwanese dictionary
http://daiwanway.dynip.com/cgi/tdict.acgi
Photo dictionary of rare Chinese characters (with explanations in Japanese)
http://homepage2.nifty.com/Gat_Tin/kanji/kaindex.htm
Chinese Translation
of names and phrases
Online translation from English into Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) of websites and text: http://www.readworld.com/tran
Cantonese
http://www.cantonese.ca
http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk
http://www.khuang.com/chinese/cantonese.asp
http://www.chinese-lessons.com/cantonese/
http://www.learnchineseez.com/lessons/cantonese/
http://www.cantoneseclassroom.info
http://www.cantoneasy.net
Omniglot Chinese
learn to read, write and pronounce Chinese characters
Mandarin
http://www.certifiedchinesetranslation.com/learn/online.html
http://www.chineseon.net
http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/online.htm
http://www.languageguide.org/mandarin/
http://www.chinese-lessons.com
http://www.chinese-outpost.com/language/
http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese
http://www.zapchinese.com
http://www.sinoling.com
http://learnchinese.elanguageschool.net
http://www.clearchinese.com/learn-chinese/
http://www.effectivelanguage.com/mandarin.html
http://www.clearchinese.com
http://www.activechinese.com
http://www.china-8.com/cms/sites/china-8/section.cfm?id=12
http://parlezchinois.free.fr
http://www.loquella.com/learn-chinese
http://www.echineselearning.com
http://www.chinese-course.com
http://www.mandarintube.com
http://www.chinese-course.org
http://www.luomapinyin.com
http://www.mychineselessons.com
http://www.chineselearningcenter.com
http://woaichinese.net/index_e.html
http://www.learnchineseez.com
http://www.zhongwenred.com
http://www.learnchinesewebsite.com
http://www.mandarinclickbyclick.com/free-mandarin-lessons.php
http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com
http://www.graspchinese.com
http://langhub.com
http://www.chinesetime.cn
http://www.mandarinlearn.com
http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com
http://www.yeschinese.org
http://chineseandbeyond.com
http://www.chinoisabc.com
http://www.speakchineseeasy.com
https://www.glovico.org/en/chinese
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Rosetta Stone Chinese Review
http://www.languagesoftware.net/rosetta-stone-chinese-review.html
A review of the Rosetta Stone's Chinese language learning software
Rocket Chinese Review
http://www.languagesoftware.net/rocket-chinese-review.html
Review of Rocket Languages Chinese. A popular program to learn Chinese
Find Chinese Tutors, Teachers and Lesson Help
Mandarin phrases (some with audio)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/
http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/AudioChinese/
http://www.chinaadviser.com/useful_chinese_phrases.html
http://www.languageguide.org/mandarin/
http://www.slanguage.com/fun_chinese_mand.html
http://chinese.travel-way.net
Thinking Chinese - an insiders' look at modern China
http://thinkingchinese.com
Chinese Learners - online dictionary, flashcards, translation and other tools for learners
http://www.chineselearners.co.uk
Learn Chinese from movies
http://www.learn-chinese-from-movies.com
Popup Chinese - lessons, tools and other resources for learners
http://popupchinese.com
Kids Chinese Podcast - designed for kids from 5 years old up and adult Chinese learners to learn Mandarin Chinese: http://kidschinesepodcast.com
Character Mine - program for learning Chinese vocab
http://www.charactermine.com
Information about China, including language lessons
http://www.travelchineseonline.com
Amicina - a social network for Chinese-speakers and learners
http://www.amicina.com/
http://internationalperson.com/Study_Chinese_in_Beijing.asp
Shanghainese
http://www.linguasinica.com/Shanghai/
http://www.zanhe.com
http://www.shanghai.or.jp/zw/shanghai/
Taiwanese
http://www.glossika.com/en/dict/
http://www.tacpa.org/wdcts/mtl/intro.html
http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/lang/taiwanese/
Basic lessons in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Shanghainese and Hakka
http://www.hqpin.com/eindex.html
China Online - includes articles, phrases and information about Chinese languages
http://www.chinaonline.cn.com/chinese_language.html
ChineseBug - flashcard program for learning Mandarin
http://chinesebug.com
Online resources for learning Mandarin
http://www.chinesetools.eu
Chinese Writing Master - software that helps you learn how to write Chinese characters
http://www.cchar.com
Chinese Cards - online flashcards for learning Chinese words (include speech recognition)
http://web.sls.csail.mit.edu/chinesecards/
Chinese character magnets
http://www.ideolingo.com/
Chinese Language Resources - web-based tools plus a text and audio library
http://www.clavisinica.com/resources.html
Chinese Tools - online tools to learn chinese or build chinese websites. Includes annotation tools, dictionaries, and converters for pinyin, unicode, traditional and simplified chinese: http://www.chinese-tools.com
Early Learning - Chinese: Free printable bilingual (English- Mandarin Chinese) materials and tips for
parents, homeschoolers, caregivers, daycare/child-care providers, babysitters,
or anyone who works with young children who are learning chinese/english
http://www.earlylearning-chinese.com
Test your Chinese
http://www.globalchineseedu.com/testchinese.aspx
China blog - information about books and other material for learning Chinese
http://www.chinese-blossom.com/blog1/#/Learning Blog
Learning Chocolate (巧克力学堂) - free vocabulary games for students to learn Chinese vocabulary online: http://www.learningchocolate.com/?st_lang=zh-hans
Your name in Chinese
http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html
http://www.qualitylanguage.com/name_translator.htm
http://www.transname.com
http://www.chinese-tools.com/names
http://www.chinesenames.org
http://www.chine-informations.com/prenom/prenom.php
http://definingcharacters.com
http://www.cnx-translation.com/your-name-in-chinese.php
An introduction to Chinese names and other interesting facts about Chinese language and culture: http://www.wlu.edu/~hhill/btl.html
Chinese calligraphy, translation and design - get your name in beautiful Chinese calligraphy: http://www.transname.com
Chinese Translation
of names and phrases
http://www.chinapage.com/callig1.html
http://www.asiawind.com/art/callig/calligal.htm
http://www.tongram.com/gallery/default.asp
http://home.flash.net/~cameron/calligraphy/collection.htm
http://www.rice-paper.com/uses/calligraphy.html
http://web.tvnetwork.hu/~aguti/ (in Hungarian)
The Complete Guide to Chinese Computing
http://www.chinesecomputing.com/
An introduction to Chinese Input Methods
http://zsigri.tripod.com/fontboard/cjk/input.html#chinese
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Chinese-input-methods-for-computer
Omniglot Chinese
learn to read, write and pronounce Chinese characters
The Cangjie Input Method
http://www.sungwh.freeserve.co.uk/methods/cangjie.htm
InputKing - a program for inputting Chinese text online
http://www.inputking.com
Guide to reading Chinese on the internet
http://www.cathay.net/help/read-chn.shtml
Beautiful Chinese wallpaper for your computer
http://www.desktopchina.com/desktopchina/
SIMO - enables you to input Chinese through browsers
http://www.simo.us
Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese
http://www.wenlin.com
文学城 (Wenxue City) online novels in Chinese (simplified characters)
http://www.xiaoshuo.be
中国现代文学馆 (Online museum of contemporary Chinese literature)
http://www.wxg.org.cn
The Daodejing (Tao-te-ching) by Laozi (Lao-tzu) in Chinese and English
http://www.chinapage.com/laotze.html
Chinese Text Project - texts of ancient Chinese philosophy online
http://chinese.dsturgeon.net
http://www.chinese-forums.com
http://www.omnitalk.com
http://www.chinesesavvy.com/savvy/
Chinesesavvy - a variety of resources for students of Chinese, including an online dictionary,
articles on Chinese culture and history, forums, etc/
http://www.chinesesavvy.com/savvy/
Interesting Chinese - information about Chinese language, history and culture
http://www.interestingchinese.com
Mysterious China - information about Chinese history, culture, food, etc.
http://www.mysteriouschina.com
Chinese culture - information about Chinese culture and festivals
http://www.gatewaychina.net/chinese.htm
China Travel Tourism - information about travel and scenic spots in China
http://www.chinatraveltourism.com
CUCAS - China's University and College Admission System
http://www.cucas.edu.cn
Chinese Translation
of names and phrases
Free Chinese New Year E-cards
http://www.chinesenewyearecards.com
http://www.123greetings.com/events/chinese_new_year/
Information about other scripts used in China (in Chinese)
http://yeats1103.pixnet.net/blog/post/22314508
http://big5.huaxia.com/zhwh/wmty/2009/02/1303845.html
China city guides
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/
Books about Chinese characters and calligraphy
Language learning materials for: Classical Chinese,
Mandarin, Shanghainese, Hokkien, Taiwanese and Cantonese
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