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Chinese Character Writing for Dummies - by Jing Li & Wendy Abraham (Paperback)

Chinese Character Writing for Dummies - by  Jing Li & Wendy Abraham (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Learn to write 100 common Chinese characters"--Back cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Learn to write 100 characters in Chinese</b></p> <p>Billions of people worldwide speak Chinese--and now you can learn to write 100 characters in the world's most-spoken language! Whether you're taking a course, looking to get ahead at work, or just want to up the ante when you're communicating with Chinese-speaking family and friends, <i>Chinese Character Writing For Dummies</i> gets you up to speed fast.</p> <p>This workbook will guide your first steps in learning Chinese characters. It contains 100 basic characters, including 44 simple characters (pictograms and symbols) and 56 composite characters (ideograms and ideo-phonograms). It helps you little by little to familiarize yourself with the pieces of the puzzle most frequently used, as well as some basic Chinese writing rules. </p> <ul> <li>Offers online bonus content that includes instructional videos, downloadable flashcards, and printable writing pages</li> <li>Shows you how to write 100 Chinese characters</li> <li>Provides instruction for beginners, students, and lifelong learners</li> <li>Gives you helpful tips on how to memorize characters</li> </ul> Speaking Chinese will take you far--and learning to write some of the most common characters will only take you farther! Find out how <i>Chinese Character Writing For Dummies</i> can help you today!<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Practice your way to writing <b>100 CHINESE CHARACTERS</b> with stroke-by-stroke instructions and plenty of space to practice! <p><b>Learn to write 100 common Chinese characters</b> <p>Billions of people worldwide speak Chinese--and now you can learn to write 100 characters in the world's most-spoken language! Whether you're taking a course, looking to get ahead at work, or just want to up the ante when you're communicating with Chinese-speaking family and friends, <i>Chinese Character Writing For Dummies</i> gets you up to speed fast. Speaking Chinese will take you far--and learning to write some of the most common characters will only take you farther! <p><b>Inside...</b> <ul> <li>Grasp how characters are structured</li> <li>Decipher the strokes</li> <li>Know how a Chinese dictionary works</li> <li>Explore the Six Scripts</li> <li>Make sense of phonetic compounds</li> <li>Brush up on calligraphy tools</li> <li>Discover the origins of Chinese script</li> <li>Find bonus words and phrases in the appendixes</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Dr. Wendy Abraham</b> is an award-winning public speaker who has taught Chinese language, literature, and culture at universities throughout the U.S. She holds a doctorate from Columbia University, and pursued a PhD in Chinese literature at Stanford University. <p><b>Jing Li</b> is a language teacher and researcher at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) in Paris.

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