Reading and writing Chinese : a comprehensive guide to the Chinese writing system / William McNaughton, revised by Jiageng Fan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNaughton, William, 1933-

Contributor:

Fan, Jiageng.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

Chinese language.

Chinese language--Writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1055 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a complete and easy?to?use guide for reading and writing Chinese characters.Learning written Chinese is an essential part of mastering the Chinese language. Reading & Writing Chinese places at your fingertips the essential 1,725 Chinese characters' up-to-date definitions, derivations, pronunciations, and examples of correct usage by means of cleverly condensed grids.Newly updated and revised, these characters are the ones officially prescribed by the Chinese government for the internationally recognized test of proficiency in Chinese, the Hanyu Shui

Contents:

Cover; Chart of Modern Radicals; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface; Student's Guide; The Writing System; Explanatory Notes; Study Methods; How to Write the Characters; The Pronunciation of Chinese; Part 1: 1,067 Basic Characters and Elements of the Writing System; Part 2: Remaining Characters of the "A" List, "B" List, and "C" List; Alphabetical Index; Stroke Index; Chart of Traditional Radicals; Back Cover

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4629-1349-0

OCLC:

868282134