William McNaughton

Reading and Writing Chinese

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ISBN 13:: 9780804842990
author:: William McNaughton
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Tuttle Publishing
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2013
Pages:: 352
Dimensions:: 15.24 x 2.29 x 22.86 centimetres
Genre:: Foreign Language Study
Condition:: New
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This comprehensive guide to reading and writing Chinese characters is a trusted resource for learners and teachers alike. With its thorough revision and update, it provides the essential 1,725 Chinese characters' current definitions, derivations, pronunciations, and examples of correct usage, making it an invaluable tool for mastering the Chinese language.

The guide focuses on Pinyin, the official system for transcribing Hanzi into Latin script, and also includes Traditional characters, ensuring a complete reference for learners. The newly updated edition includes the 1,725 most frequently used characters in both Simplified and Traditional forms, as well as all 2,633 characters and 5,000+ compounds required for the HSK Exam.

Key features of this edition include mnemonic phrases and etymologies to help remember characters, an extensive introduction, alphabetical index, and index according to stroke count and stroke order, as well as updated and revised English definitions and compounds. A convenient quick-reference table of radicals is also included.

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