People often have the impression that Chinese characters are extremely difficult to learn.
In fact, if you were to attempt to learn how to write Chinese characters, you would find that they are not nearly as difficult as you may have imagined. And they certainly qualify as forming one of the most fascinating, beautiful, logical, and scientifically constructed writing systems in the world. Each stroke has its own special significance. If you are familiar with the principles governing the composition of Chinese characters, you will find it very easy to remember even the most complicated looking character, and never miss a stroke. The earliest known examples of Chinese written characters in their developed form are carved into tortoise shells and ox bones.