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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813883703321

Autore

McNaughton William <1933->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo ; ; Rutland, Vermont : , : Tuttle, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-4629-1349-0

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1055 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FanJiageng

Disciplina

495.1/82421

Soggetti

Chinese language

Chinese language - Writing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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