This book introduces ten aspects including the origins of Chinese characters, the evolution of Chinese character fonts, the method of making character, the simplified and traditional characters, Chinese pinyin, mandarin and dialects, Chinese couplets, riddles and lantern riddles, idioms, and Chinese two-part allegorical sayings. Besides thses, there are also cultural notes such as the oldest four writing systems, characters in the Warring States Period, strokes of Chinese characters, the method of Chinese character simplification, the composition of Chinese character syllables, modern standard Chinese, the custom of playing lantern candle, and the book strategies of the warring states, etc.