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Chinese Dialects
It is hard to guess how many dialects exist, but they can be roughly classified into one of the seven large groups, i.e., Putonghua (Mandarin), Gan, Kejia (Hakka), Min, Wu, Xiang and Yue (Cantonese).

Chinese Names
From your About.com Guide. To get your Chinese name.

Origin of Chinese Characters
From your About.com Guide. The development of Chinese characters over 5000 years.

A Review of Chinese Word Lists
Introduces a few word lists found on the Internet.

Chinese Characters FAQ
FAQ about Chinese characters.

Chinese Characters - History
Introduction to the history of Chinese characters.

Chinese Language Related Information Page
A comprehensive guide to Chinese-language-related resources on the Internet.

Comic strips of "The Monkey"
100 Chinese painting style comic strips to describe one of the most famous Chinese novels, The Monkey.

Frequency of Usage and Number of Strokes of Chinese Characters
A list of frequency of usage and number of strokes of the 13,060 Chinese characters defined in the BIG-5 coding scheme.

The Chinese Language and Writing
Introduction to history and dialects.

The Chinese Writing System
History and introduction to Chinese language.

Viewing and Listening to Chinese on the WWW
With software configuration and FAQs.