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How Many Chinese Characters Do You Need to Know?
Three numbers for three goals: the official 3,500 for basic literacy, the low thousands for reading, and a much smaller set for what you write by hand.
Lawrence Arya··10 min
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Three numbers for three goals: the official 3,500 for basic literacy, the low thousands for reading, and a much smaller set for what you write by hand.