question about chinese characters (includes korean/japanese hanja/kanji too) hello! i wasn't really sure in which language should i put this question, so i left the one i'm learning, however, the question includes three languages - chinese, korean and japanese. the thing i'm curious about is the chinese characters..how different are they in those three countries? i know one difference is usage, obviously...and the same characters are read differently, as in pronunciation, right? but when it comes to an actual meaning of a character? will it be the same or different? or maybe, only some of the characters have the same meanings and some may differ (depending on a country, that is)? it would be nice, if someone could help. maybe also include simple examples, but that's not optional.