The First 100 Chinese Characters Traditional (Paperback)

Laurence Matthews

ISBN 10: 0804844925 / ISBN 13: 9780804844925

Published by Tuttle Publishing, Boston, 2017

About this Item

Paperback. All beginning students of Chinese struggle to memorize and learn to write the Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopt a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language. Intended for beginning students, this book presents characters that have been carefully selected for rapid and effective learning. The English meanings, pronunciations in Hanyu Pinyin and alternate forms (if any) for each Chinese characters are presented along with a stroke order guide and spaces for writing practice. Printed with grey guidelines, the stroke order guides are designed to be traced over to teach students the standard sequence of strokes used to write the character. Related compounds and phrases are given to assist in vocabulary building. Three indexes at the back allow the characters to be looked-up by their English meanings, Hanyu Pinyin pronunciations, or radicals. Extra practice sheets are also provided. This book features: The 100 most frequently-used Chinese characters Foundation characters for the HSK A level language proficiency test Standard hanyu pinyin romanizations Step-by-step stroke order guides and ample space for writing practice Over 500 words and phrases containing the basic characters Concise English definition This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First 100 Chinese Characters Traditional (Paperback)
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, Boston
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804844925
• ISBN 13: 9780804844925
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

The First 100 Chinese Characters book adopts a structural approach that helps students to learn, recognize and write 100 Chinese characters. Intended for beginning students, the characters listed have been carefully selected and sequenced for rapid and effective learning.

For effective learning, memorization and practice, each Chinese character is shown separately on a single page, along with its English definitions, pinyin romanization, alternate form (if any), a stroke-order guide and ample space for writing practice. Printed in gray lines, the stroke-order guides introduce the student to the standard stroke sequence used in writing the characters, by tracing them. After learning the correct stroke order, the student can then practice writing the characters on their own, thus reinforcing the recognition and memorization. Large boxes with grid lines for correct proportions are provided.

Related compounds and phrases containing each character are also included to assist in vocabulary building. Three indexes—alphabetically arranged by the English meanings, by pinyin romanization, and by radicals—are provided at the back of the book for quick and easy reference.

Features:

• The first 100 most frequently-used characters
• Foundation characters for HSK Level 1 test
• Standard pinyin romanizations
• Step-by-step stroke order guides and ample space for writing practice
• Special practice boxes with grid lines
• Lots of extra practice sheets
• Over 500 words and phrases containing the basic characters
• Concise English definitions

About the Author

Alison Matthews is a statistician who has worked in the oil, aviation, tourism, medical and software industries, and also as a university lecturer.

Laurence Matthews has worked as an aviation consultant in Asia, including both China and Japan, and is the author of the Kanji Fast Finder and Chinese Character Fast Finder books. Both authors have wide experience in organizing and presenting complex information to a variety of audiences and are co-authors of the highly acclaimed Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters.