Rudiments of Chinese Character Writing

Description

Rudiments of Chinese Character Writing

Author: Zhang Pengpeng

Order No. 15252

ISBN-13: 9787301033302

ISBN-10: 7301033303

Binding: Paperback

Publisher: Peking University Press

Pub Year: 2002

Pages: 196

Language: English and Chinese

Size: 7.5 x 10

Price: $16.95

A textbook on how to write Chinese characters prepared especially for non-native learners. It covers the characteristics of Chinese characters, the major difference between characters and alphabetic writing, basic strokes for writing Chinese characters (including the rules and calligraphic stroke order), the important position of independent Chinese characters in the system of Chinese characters, and the 80 most important and commonly used pictographic characters. The book also has indicative characters that include 70 associative characters. More than 400 Chinese characters are included. Most of the frequently used ones are discussed, and a few rarely used characters are also introduced.