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Chinese ink-wash mountains and pavilions with cranes in flight under the calligraphy 山水清音, illustrating whether Chinese characters are semasiographic
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Are Chinese Characters Semasiographic? Mostly No

The idea that Chinese characters convey meaning without language is a popular myth. A few early pictographs aside, characters are tied to spoken words. Here is the honest linguistics.

Lawrence Arya··5 min