"I love the fact that now we've been given the chance to put the spotlight on the Chinese and their stories and have all these characters and why and how Gizmo ended up in America," Wen said.

"Actor Zhang Guoli and I wonder if we can resume using 50 or more traditional Chinese characters and include them in textbooks to enable students to better learn traditional Chinese culture." ...

In March, another Chinese character took the spotlight. Pronounced "duang", it was formed using a combination of actor Jackie Chan's name. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking ...