In fact, the first example of Pinyin can be traced back to the Tang-Song dynasty. As early as 1,000 years ago, people created a phonetic system with 36 initials and more 200 finals(in Putonghua ...

Mandarin is taught in schools using pinyin, a romanised, phonetic system of writing Chinese. There’s a brief introduction to how Chinese characters are formed and how calligraphy is still ...