Reading & Writing Chinese Traditional Character Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to the Chinese Writing System
This is a complete and easy-to-use guide for reading and writing traditional Chinese characters.

Reading and Writing Chinese has been the leading text for foreign students and teachers of the Chinese writing system since it was first published. This completely revised edition draws on the lessons learnt from the use of the book in classrooms so as to provide a more convenient and up-to-date introduction to written Chinese. Over 1,100 new combinations of characters have been added, increasing the total vocabulary significantly to about 4,500 items. There are also new notes on usage to give students insight into the contemporary state of the Chinese language. The student's ability to read Chinese and write Chinese are reinforced throughout.

For each of the basic 1,062 characters, the pronunciation, definition and derivation are given, with examples of the use of most words and a chart showing how to write each character. Memorization tips and cautionary cross-reference to look-alike characters are also provided, as well as notes to help clarify those overlooked aspects of the Chinese writing system.

Key features of this book:
  • The Student's 1,020 List and the Official 2,000 List.
  • Over 2,000 characters and 4,500 vocabulary items.
  • Pronunciations given in standard Hanyu Pinyin Ronamized form
  • Memorization hints and stroke-order diagrams.
  • Hong Kong/Taiwan and China/Singapore forms.
  • Traditional and modern radical systems.
  • The best-selling student's guide
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Reading & Writing Chinese Traditional Character Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to the Chinese Writing System
This is a complete and easy-to-use guide for reading and writing traditional Chinese characters.

Reading and Writing Chinese has been the leading text for foreign students and teachers of the Chinese writing system since it was first published. This completely revised edition draws on the lessons learnt from the use of the book in classrooms so as to provide a more convenient and up-to-date introduction to written Chinese. Over 1,100 new combinations of characters have been added, increasing the total vocabulary significantly to about 4,500 items. There are also new notes on usage to give students insight into the contemporary state of the Chinese language. The student's ability to read Chinese and write Chinese are reinforced throughout.

For each of the basic 1,062 characters, the pronunciation, definition and derivation are given, with examples of the use of most words and a chart showing how to write each character. Memorization tips and cautionary cross-reference to look-alike characters are also provided, as well as notes to help clarify those overlooked aspects of the Chinese writing system.

Key features of this book:
  • The Student's 1,020 List and the Official 2,000 List.
  • Over 2,000 characters and 4,500 vocabulary items.
  • Pronunciations given in standard Hanyu Pinyin Ronamized form
  • Memorization hints and stroke-order diagrams.
  • Hong Kong/Taiwan and China/Singapore forms.
  • Traditional and modern radical systems.
  • The best-selling student's guide
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Reading & Writing Chinese Traditional Character Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to the Chinese Writing System

Reading & Writing Chinese Traditional Character Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to the Chinese Writing System

by William McNaughton, Li Ying
Reading & Writing Chinese Traditional Character Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to the Chinese Writing System

Reading & Writing Chinese Traditional Character Edition: A Comprehensive Guide to the Chinese Writing System

by William McNaughton, Li Ying

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This is a complete and easy-to-use guide for reading and writing traditional Chinese characters.

Reading and Writing Chinese has been the leading text for foreign students and teachers of the Chinese writing system since it was first published. This completely revised edition draws on the lessons learnt from the use of the book in classrooms so as to provide a more convenient and up-to-date introduction to written Chinese. Over 1,100 new combinations of characters have been added, increasing the total vocabulary significantly to about 4,500 items. There are also new notes on usage to give students insight into the contemporary state of the Chinese language. The student's ability to read Chinese and write Chinese are reinforced throughout.

For each of the basic 1,062 characters, the pronunciation, definition and derivation are given, with examples of the use of most words and a chart showing how to write each character. Memorization tips and cautionary cross-reference to look-alike characters are also provided, as well as notes to help clarify those overlooked aspects of the Chinese writing system.

Key features of this book:
  • The Student's 1,020 List and the Official 2,000 List.
  • Over 2,000 characters and 4,500 vocabulary items.
  • Pronunciations given in standard Hanyu Pinyin Ronamized form
  • Memorization hints and stroke-order diagrams.
  • Hong Kong/Taiwan and China/Singapore forms.
  • Traditional and modern radical systems.
  • The best-selling student's guide

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780804847155
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 09/06/2016
Edition description: 1st Edition
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

William McNaughton was the founding teacher of Chinese at Oberlin College. From 1986 he taught at Hong Kong's City University, where he was the founding program leader of the BA (Honors) program in Translation and Interpretation.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Revised Edition7
Preface9
1.Student's Guide12
The Writing System12
Explanatory Notes15
How to Write the Characters24
The Pronunciation of Chinese27
2.1,062 Basic Characters and Elements of the Writing System31
3.Remaining Characters of the "1,020 List" and the "2,000 List"245
Alphabetical Index304
Stroke Count-Stroke Order Index326
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