Question

How is Chinese writing different from an alphabet

Answer 1

You can’t sound out a Chinese character based on it’s parts, the way English words have phonetic letters that hint at the pronunciation of the word and comprise the alphabet.

Another important point is that not each Chinese character equates to a word, another common misconception. Instead, while some Chinese words are only one character, most words range from one to three characters in length.

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Answer 2

Chinese does not have an alphabet but uses a logographic system for its written language. In logographic systems symbols represent the words themselves - words are not made up of various letters as in alphabetic systems. Because of this fundamental difference, Chinese learners may have great difficulty reading English texts and spelling words correctly.