How is chinese writing different from an alphabet

 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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