(Instagram @han_characters) “I don’t care about Chinese characters. I just want to chat with Chinese people.” “Chinese characters are so difficult.” “I have kids. I work full time. I can barely squeeze time to learn Chinese. I don’t have time for characters.” “I don’t enjoy reading anyways.” I understand :) I used to think if you only care about listening and speaking, you don’t need to learn Chinese characters. However, after teaching hundreds of students, I realized I didn’