2,000 Chinese Characters: A Comparison Guide to Traditional And Simplified Forms - Softcover

9781592650354: 2,000 Chinese Characters: A Comparison Guide to Traditional And Simplified Forms

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159265035X ISBN 13: 9781592650354

Publisher: Long River Pr, 2005

Sooner or later, anyone studying written Chinese must learn how to recognize and differentiate between traditional and simplified Chinese characters. Simplified characters are used throughout most of China today, while traditional characters are used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as in many literary, artistic, and other aesthetically “traditional” venues. This highly useful two-way (traditional-simplified and simplified-traditional) reference guide provides both forms of the 2,000 most commonly encountered Chinese characters.

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About the Author

M.Q. Xu is a writer and editor based in Beijing.

From the Back Cover

"2,000 Chinese Characters" is a highly useful reference for the most commonly encountered simplified Chinese characters and their original (traditional) forms arranged in easy to use comparative column format. Ideal for students or professionals, it also provides additional indicies in pinyin, zhuyin, radial, and stroke order.