Your question is overly broad to give a specific answer IMO, but what I would do is start learning at the Amateur Radio Relay League website.
It’s a wealth of information, about how to get licensed, who administers the test, books you can purchase to study for the exam, etc....
I would not want to run out and purchase a piece of equipment and find out it doesn’t do what you are interested in.....
Once you have an idea of what the Ham Radio Community is all about, start simple, get a basic handheld device.
I started with a Baofeng UV-5R for about $30 purchased off of Amazon....I learned how to program it, how to make it scan and later once licensed I could transmit on it.
A word of warning, no handheld device will scan all the amateur radio bands for traffic, upgrading to something that might and also be able to transmit will require a higher class license.
They’re 3 levels of Ham License...
Technician Class - the first and most restrictive.
General Class - what most casual users think of when they think about Ham Radio the ability to use a antenna and talk to people over great distances
Amateur Extra Class - basically gets you more privileges
Then if you want to move up to a General Class Ham License, that requires a jump up in expense, a radio and antenna are required and can be a headache to figure out.....
I have my Technician and General Class license.
The tests are not difficult, you do have to study a little to get the license....
Thanks for the input, but again, "No Chinese nothing".
Bkmk
I use to have a license for my CB...think it’s still valid from 45+ years ago?