No way around it. As someone who started 25 years ago (as a hobby, not
professionally) I can tell you - its a beauty if you start learning
calligraphy and writing first. IMHO, IMHO, IMHO.....

Sasha.

"sherdwen" > wrote in message
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> add this too to the miserable and confusing way to study chinese, i am
> talking about the word jing/ching/king arrrghhh!
> "Cha King (Tea Dictionary)
> Lu Yu (Tang Dynasty A.D. 618 - 907) was the leading tea expert in this
> ........... described in the Cha King."
> icetea
> look you got traditional -simplified -bopomofo -pingyin...jeezzzz!
> i get so mad trying to understand chinese terms (written in abc..blah
> blah blah) i guess i should just learn the language uhhh?
>