Why is setting type using alphabet letters easier then setting type using chinese characters?

Alphabet letters are easier to use in setting type compared to Chinese characters because any sounds we can think can be observed just by using combinations of letters. Ancient written languages such as Chinese depict ideas. There are more than fifty thousands of different characters in a Chinese written language. However, the alphabet only has 26 letters. 

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.