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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
https://ltl-school.com/chinese-alphabet/#chapter-9
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.clearchinese.com/resources/fonts.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/chinesehistory/contents/08fea/c02.html
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Animated Chinese characters
http://ocrat.com/ocrat/chargif/
http://www.bishun.info
http://www.chinesedictionary.org
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
Remembr.it Chinese Character Course
http://remembr.it/chinese-characters
Remembr.it Chinese Vocabulary Course
http://remembr.it/chinese
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Omniglot Chinese
learn to read, write and pronounce Chinese characters
Radio in Mandarin
http://www.cri.com.cn
http://fm974.tom.com
http://www.radioshanghai.com
http://www.cbs.org.tw
http://www.bcc.com.tw
http://www.vot.com.tw
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mandarin/
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/
BCC (中國廣播電台) - in Mandarin, Taiwanese and Hakka
http://www.bcc.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/
London Chinese Radio - in Mandarin and Cantonese
http://www.londonhuayu.co.uk
People's Daily (人民日报)
http://www.peopledaily.com.cn
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
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http://www.chinalanguage.com/dictionaries/?pageID=Home
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/sinotibe.html
http://www.mandarintools.com/chardict.html
http://zhongwen.com
http://www.uname.cn/dict/
http://www.kanjinetworks.com
Photo dictionary of rare Chinese characters (with explanations in Japanese)
http://homepage2.nifty.com/Gat_Tin/kanji/kaindex.htm
http://ce.linedict.com
http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php
http://www.chinese-dictionary.org
http://www.clearchinese.com/chinese-english-dictionary.htm
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Lindict/
http://www.websaru.com
http://moosenose.com/speakingpinyin.htm
https://www.moedict.tw
http://sinographs.kanjinetworks.com
http://www.chine-informations.com/mandarin/dictionnaire/
http://www.zhonga.org
https://handedict.zydeo.net/
https://app.ninchanese.com/search
MandarinSpot - Chinese-English Dictionary and Annotation tool
http://mandarinspot.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
http://cn.voicedic.com
http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-can/
Online Shanghainese/Wu dictionaries
http://wu-chinese.com/minidict/search.php
Online Taiwanese dictionaries
http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/
http://210.240.194.97/TG/jitian/tgjt.asp
http://210.240.194.97/q/q.asp
http://www.edutech.org.tw/dict/Harnji-gwsuu0.htm
http://taigi.fhl.net/dict/
http://www.taiwanesedictionary.org
https://www.moedict.tw
Online translation from English into Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) of websites and text: http://www.readworld.com/tran
Character Mine - program for learning Chinese vocab
http://www.charactermine.com
Chinese character magnets
http://www.ideolingo.com/
http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/
http://cantonese.ca
http://www.learnchineseez.com/lessons/cantonese/
http://www.cantoneseclass101.com
http://popupcantonese.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCHbzMoZ_n0
http://polymath.org/cantonese.php
Information about Cantonese | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Time expressions | Tower of Babel | Learning materials
Omniglot Chinese
learn to read, write and pronounce Chinese characters
http://www.certifiedchinesetranslation.com/learn/online.html
http://www.languageguide.org/mandarin/
http://www.chinese-lessons.com
http://www.chinese-outpost.com/language/
http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese
http://learnchinese.elanguageschool.net
http://www.clearchinese.com/learn-chinese/
http://www.effectivelanguage.com/mandarin.html
http://www.clearchinese.com
http://parlezchinois.free.fr
http://www.echineselearning.com
http://www.chinese-course.com
http://www.chinese-course.org
http://www.luomapinyin.com
http://www.mychineselessons.com
http://www.chineselearningcenter.com
http://www.learnchineseez.com
http://www.zhongwenred.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.123speakchinese.com
http://www.chinesewithmike.com
http://www.ichinesepodcast.com
http://www.chinese-skill.com/cs.html
http://howtospeakonline.com
http://gopopon.com
https://ninchanese.com/
Rocket Chinese | Learn Chinese from Movies | Learn Chinese Online with AI Chinese
Learn Mandarin Chinese with Glossika
Find Chinese Tutors, Teachers and Lesson Help
Games to learn Chinese (Mandarin) vocabulary
http://www.gameslearnchinese.com
Chinese (Mandarin) grammar
http://chinesegrammar.info
http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Main_Page
http://www.chinese-grammar.com/
https://ninchanese.com/chinese-grammar-lessons/
Mandarin phrases (some with audio)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/
http://www.languageguide.org/mandarin/
http://www.slanguage.com/fun_chinese_mand.html
http://www.linguanaut.com/english_chinese.htm
http://www.asianhorizons.co.uk/chinese-phrases/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6C66s10Xirrh1wX1ymtjA
Thinking Chinese - an insiders' look at modern China
http://thinkingchinese.com
Learn Mandarin pronunciation
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/allset-learning-pinyin/id483673874?ls=1&mt=8
Learn Chinese resources
http://www.hillslearning.com/resources/learn-chinese/
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
Online resources for learning Mandarin
http://www.chinesetools.eu
How to Learn Chinese – The FREE Ebook
http://www.livethelanguage.cn/how-to-learn-chinese
Blogs about learning Mandarin Chinese and living in China
http://www.hackingchinese.com/
http://www.sinosplice.com/
http://chinesehacks.com/
http://eastasiastudent.net/
http://ilearnmandarin.blogspot.com/
http://zhongruige.wordpress.com/
http://sarajaaksola.com/
http://chinese-breeze.com/
http://www.digmandarin.com/
https://www.tutormandarin.net/en/chinese-blog/
Information about Mandarin | Phrases | Numbers | Colours | Family words | Time | Tongue twisters | Video lessons | Tower of Babel | Articles | Links | Learning materials
http://www.fyan8.com/shanghai/
https://www.memrise.com/course/256754/shanghainese-with-audio/
https://mangolanguages.com/available-languages/learn-shanghainese/
https://chinesepod.com/library/courses/shanghainese/13
Information about Shanghainese | Phrases | Numbers | Learning materials
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL41797BA5E0DBB4FD&feature=plcp
http://taiwanesevocabulary.wordpress.com/
http://www.taiwanese-oki.idv.tw/
http://taiwanesegrammar.wordpress.com/
http://learntaiwanese.taioaan.org
Learn Taiwanese (Hokkien) with Glossika
Information about Taiwanese | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Time expressions | Tower of Babel | Learning materials
Information about China, including language lessons
http://www.travelchineseonline.com
ChineseBug - flashcard program for learning Mandarin
http://chinesebug.com
Chinese Writing Master - software that helps you learn how to write Chinese characters
http://www.cchar.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
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
Learn Chinese OK! Links to free online resources for learning Chinese
http://www.learnchineseok.com
A collection of Chinese-related links
http://www.uni.edu/becker/chinese2.html
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Your name in Chinese
http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html
http://www.qualitylanguage.com/name_translator.htm
http://www.transname.com
http://www.cafepress.com/chinesenames/
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http://www.chinese-tools.com/names
http://www.chinesenames.org
http://www.chine-informations.com/fun/chinois/
http://www.cnx-translation.com/your-name-in-chinese.php
Chinese calligraphy, translation and design - get your name in beautiful Chinese calligraphy: http://www.transname.com
http://www.chinapage.com/callig1.html
http://www.rice-paper.com/uses/calligraphy.html
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The Complete Guide to Chinese Computing
http://www.chinesecomputing.com/
Chinese input methods and programs
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Chinese-input-methods-for-computer
http://www.inputking.com
http://www.simo.us
Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese
http://www.wenlin.com
Taiwanese and Hakka input methods
http://taigi.fhl.net/TaigiIME/
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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
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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
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阿拉伯语课 (Arabic Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/arabic.php
丹麦语文课 (Danish Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/danish.php
荷兰语课 (Dutch Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/dutch.php
英语课 (English Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/english.php
芬兰语课 (Finnish Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/finnish.php
法语课 (French Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/french.php
德语课 (German Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/german.php
希腊语课 (Greek Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/greek.php
意大利语课 (Italian Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/italian.php
挪威语课 (Norwegian Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/norwegian.php
俄语课 (Russian Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/russian.php
西班牙语课 (Spanish Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/spanish.php
泰语课 (Thai Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/thai.php
土耳其语课 (Turkish Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/turkish.php
越南语课 (Vietnamese Lessons)
http://duanyu.org/vietnamese.php
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Chinese character sudoku
http://pinyinsudoku.blogspot.com
CUCAS - China's University and College Admission System
http://www.cucas.edu.cn
Information about China, and resources for learning Chinese
http://www.chinese-tools.com
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
Books about Chinese characters and calligraphy
Language learning materials for: Classical Chinese,
Mandarin, Shanghainese, Hokkien, Taiwanese and Cantonese
Dungan, Cantonese, Fuzhounese, Gan, Hakka, Mandarin, Puxian, Shanghainese, Taiwanese, Teochew, Wenzhounese, Xiang
Written Chinese: Oracle Bone Script, Simplified characters, Bopomofo, Types of characters, Structure of written Chinese, Evolution of characters, How the Chinese script works
Spoken Chinese: Mandarin, Dungan, Wu, Shanghainese, Wenzhounese, Yue, Cantonese, Min, Taiwanese, Teochew, Fuzhounese, Puxian, Hakka, Xiang, Gan
Other Chinese pages: Chinese numbers (數碼) | Chinese classifiers (量詞) | Video lessons | Electronic dictionaries | Chinese links | Books: Chinese characters and calligraphy | Cantonese | Mandarin, Shanghainese, Hokkien and Taiwanese
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