Fundamentals of Chinese Characters (Paperback)

John Jing-Hua Yin

ISBN 10: 0300109458 / ISBN 13: 9780300109450

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 2006

About this Item

Paperback. Fundamentals of Chinese Characters focuses on the connections between the shapes and meanings of basic Chinese characters, enabling students to learn to recognize and write Chinese characters before they learn to speak Chinese.Presenting fundamental knowledge of Chinese characters according to their intrinsic regularity rather than in the sequence often used in teaching spoken Chinese, this book enables teachers to offer students a course on Chinese characters alongside a Chinese language course at the elementary level.With interactive exercises, rhymes for all the characters covered in the book, and illustrations for all the basic characters, this book makes learning Chinese characters easy and fun. Provides a focus on the connections between the shapes and meanings of basic Chinese characters, enabling students to learn to recognise and write Chinese characters before they learn to speak Chinese. This book presents fundamental knowledge of Chinese characters according to their regularity rather than how it's used in teaching spoken Chinese. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fundamentals of Chinese Characters (Paperback)
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300109458
• ISBN 13: 9780300109450
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Fundamentals of Chinese Characters focuses on the connections between the shapes and meanings of basic Chinese characters, enabling students to learn to recognize and write Chinese characters before they learn to speak Chinese.

Presenting fundamental knowledge of Chinese characters according to their intrinsic regularity rather than in the sequence often used in teaching spoken Chinese, this book enables teachers to offer students a course on Chinese characters alongside a Chinese language course at the elementary level.

With interactive exercises, rhymes for all the characters covered in the book, and illustrations for all the basic characters, this book makes learning Chinese characters easy and fun.   

About the Author

JOHN JING-HUA YIN is associate professor of Chinese and director of the Chinese Language Program at the University of Vermont.