The First 100 Chinese Characters: Simplified Character Edition

Alison Matthews, Laurence Matthews

ISBN 10: 0804849927 / ISBN 13: 9780804849920

Published by Tuttle Publishing, US, 2017

About this Item

This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters.All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language. This character book is intended for beginning Chinese students. It 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 character are presented along with a stroke order guide and spaces for writing practice. Printed with gray 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 Chinese character book contains: Step-by-step stroke order diagrams show you how to write each character. Special boxes with grid lines help you practice writing them correctly. Compounds and sample sentences provide easy vocabulary building.Hanyu pinyin romanizations identify and help you pronounce every word.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780804849920

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First 100 Chinese Characters: Simplified Character Edition
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, US
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804849927
• ISBN 13: 9780804849920
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 454 grams

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Synopsis

This book is an easy and effective way to learn basic Chinese Characters.All beginning Chinese language struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language. Intended for beginning Chinese 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 character are presented along with a stroke order guide and spaces for writing practice. Printed with gray 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 Chinese characters to be looked-up by their English meanings, hanyu pinyin pronunciations, or radicals. Extra practice sheets are also provided. This Chinese character book contains: The 100 most frequently-used 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 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.