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(b) each character has a unique structure and form; its structure
is often symmetrical as in the following examples:
1
1
1
12
2
2
2
3
花
#
奖
(上下
(上小下大)
(上大下小)
(上二下一)
1
2
1
1
123
3
234
2 3
4
4
5
5
器
霜
禦
率
1
23
4
2
134
5
1 23
藝
灌
彬
1
1
1
1
2
2
en
3
4/03
2 函
2
3
23
間
間
闊
意
(c) as each character possesses an independent sound, the
characters have to be learned separately, one by one: this
means that the form and sound of each character must be
memorised individually and its correct usage practised
repeatedly;
(d) there is an average of twelve strokes in each character
(in the traditional form);
(e) characters are complex in a number of ways: for example,
characters of different meaning and form may have the same
sound and tone; a character may convey different meanings if
pronounced with different tones; the sound of a character and
its form have little relationship;