21.   In the Hong Kong photo, people spill out of a synagogue, while behind them a banner with Chinese characters flutters from a typical Hong Kong high-rise.

22.   In the morning, teacher Chor Pang leads them as they belt out a litany of Cantonese words, following the Chinese characters in a book as they read.

23.   Intellectuals sometimes sneer that Li is not very bright, and they note that he sometimes misreads Chinese characters in his speeches, especially when he is nervous.

24.   Nando, short for Fernando, is a skinny man with scruff on his chin and Chinese characters tattooed along his neck.

25.   Now he has Chinese characters tattooed on his right arm, while pop singer Sisqo uses a dragon as his personal insignia.

26.   Once done, the software is supposed to recognize their spoken Mandarin and put the corresponding Chinese character on the Mac screen.

27.   Patrick Cheng squinted at the rows of Chinese characters.

28.   She begins each chapter by introducing a Chinese character and leads the reader on a guided tour of the country.

29.   Signs in Chinese characters emblazon tailor shops, banks, restaurants and boutiques painted with bright yellows, cobalt blues and deep reds.

30.   Synaptics sells a model, popular in China, that enables users to use their fingertips to enter Chinese characters into the computer.