• SippyCup@lemmy.ml
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      1 day ago

      That is pretty much how they do it. They do have spelling bees in China, and it’s more about writing the correct character down than reciting it.

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          17 hours ago

          I dunno about China but in Japan they sometimes have segments where they ask guests to read obscure characters, and other ones where you’re supposed to write the character they name. Writing kanji is somewhat comparable to spelling words in English.