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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;