Chinese Character Fun Fact Chinese characters are one of the oldest continuously used writing systems in the world. • Many characters come from ancient pictures (pictographs): ◦ 日 (rì) = sun ☀️ ◦ 月 (yuè) = moon 🌙 ◦ 山 (shān) = mountain ⛰️ • Over 80,000 total; daily use needs ~3,500. Each character is like a little piece of history!