Download or read book Illustrated Chinese Characters Mnemonics Rules written by Salvador Boix and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book "Illustrated Chinese characters, mnemonics rules" provides you with a method of learning how to memorize Chinese characters by mnemonics rules expressed in sentences and reinforced by drawings. The drawings are made so that there is a relationship between the image and the meaning of the Chinese character. Thus, visual memory of the drawings helps you to remember the character. The book consists of four sections:1. The introduction to the components and Chinese characters. In this section are listed the components of the most commonly used Chinese characters and examples of their use are given. 2. The index of Chinese characters sorted in alphabetical order in "Pinyin".3. The main body of the book is organized thematically. For each subject area you will find Chinese characters and mnemonics rules expressed in sentences and reinforced by drawings.4. The index of Chinese characters sorted alphabetically in English. This book can also be used as a dictionary. In this case, look for the word in the index and go to the page where you will find the character and its mnemonic rule.

Download or read book Learn Chinese Characters Easy Mnemonics to Memorize Hanzi written by L. Castelluzzo and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to serve as a helpful and practical tool which will assist the reader in their efforts to memorize and understand the most common Chinese characters. It provides visual descriptions which encourage the reader to see images in the characters, and to associate those images with a translation that can be more easily memorized.As any student of the Chinese language knows, many characters contain phonetic radicals which are not associated with the definition of the character. The purpose of this book is to confront this problem head-on, by re-connecting the phonetic radicals to a visual concept, and providing a unique mnemonic phrase that will help the reader to remember the definition of the character.It is strongly recommended that the reader becomes very familiar with the short-list of 50 key radicals before moving on to the characters. After the characters, there is a list of vocabulary that uses combinations of the characters to form everyday words.Please note that this book is only intended to serve as a memory aide, and it is not intended to teach the actual history or etymology of the Chinese language, nor is it intended to be a definitive guide to the official radical of each character. Also, radicals and characters often have multiple definitions, and so in order to simplify the memorization process as much as possible, a significant effort has been devoted to selecting the most all-encompassing translation as possible.In order to maximize the efficiency of learning, this book uses 50 of the most common radicals to cover 400 of the most common characters, which when combined with each other, will provide a total vocabulary of approximately 1000 words.This book is organized into three sections: Radicals, Characters, Vocabulary. For each section, there are practice questions that test the reader's ability to translate: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Chinese to PinYin, PinYin to English, English To PinYin, and PinYin to Chinese. Solutions are provided for all of these questions, so that the student can independently review their own work and assess their progress.

Download or read book Traditional Chinese Characters written by Alan Hoenig and published by Dr. Alan Hoenig. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pioneering memory technique taught in this book removes the major obstacle to learning modern Mandarin Chinese: how to remember the meanings of more than 2,000 of the most common of traditional Chinese characters--enough to read more than 96 percent of the characters in almost any Chinese text. The lessons included here will help to learn new definitions at a breakneck pace, build up new characters using characters already learned, develop memory tricks to associate meanings with these characters, and fix meanings and characters forever in the mind. This unique manual provides a sure-fire way to master the most challenging and intimidating aspect of learning Chinese, vital for any student of the Chinese language.

Download or read book Learn the Most Common 250 Chinese Characters written by Jan Rehmer and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn and remember the most common 250 Chinese characters in the most efficient way Start with the statistically most common characters, see out of which radicals each character consists and learn them by using pictures and stories. The book contains the most frequent 250 characters, meaning after being through the book, you will be able to understand approx. 60% of any written Chinese text. The frequency of the characters was statistically determined by analyzing a vast number of Chinese texts and arranging them by frequency. This makes sure that you start learning relevant words only that you can put directly to use. Building on top of that list, each character was then broken down into its individual components (down to the radicals) to help you understand what each character is made of. After having "split" the characters, mnemonics will make the characters stick with you forever. Therefore, whenever possible the characters were built into a picture in such a way, that the picture conveys the characters meaning. Apart from pictures, stories were used to bring together the characters in a funny or remarkable way. After having exercised with the book, you'll be equipped with all the tools you need to attack the next characters all by yourself and enable you to set your own learning pace. Summing up: 1. Frequency ensures that you make progress in the most efficient way. When you learn a new word, you want to make sure that it is of use for you right from the start. Starting with the most frequent word in any language is therefore certainly the best way. 2. Splitting helps to understand the individual components of a character. It also trains your brain to decipher any Chinese character and see the meaning behind them. 3. Mnemonics make the characters stick with you forever. Learning by means of visualization is undoubtedly the best way to learn a new word. TAGS Learn Chinese, Chinese characters, Chinese for beginners, Simplified Chinese characters

Download or read book Learn the Most Common 250 Chinese Characters written by Jan Rehmer and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to help you learn and remember the most common 250 Chinese characters in the most efficient way.The book contains the most frequent 250 characters, meaning after being through the book, you will be able to understand approx. 60% of any written Chinese text. The frequency of the characters was statistically determined by analysing a vast number of Chinese texts. Building on top of that list, each character as then broken down into its individual components (down to the radicals) to help the reader understand what each character is made of. After having "split" the characters, the question is how to remember the characters and their parts.Mnemonics are learning aids which make this possible; ensuring that the learned material will stick with you forever.Therefore, whenever possible, the characters where build into a picture in such a way, that the picture would convey the characters meaning. In case that wasn't possible, we came up with stories that would bring together the characters in a funny or remarkable way.After having exercised with the book, you'll be equipped with all the tools you need to attack the next characters all by yourself and enable you to set your own learning pace.Summing up:1. Frequency ensures that you make progress in the most efficient way. When you learn a new word, you want to make sure that it is of use for you right from the start. Starting with the most frequent word in any language is therefore certainly the best way!2. Splitting helps to understand the individual components of a character. It also trains your brain to decipher any Chinese character and see the meaning behind them.3. Mnemonics make the characters stick with you forever. Learning by means of visualisation is undoubtedly the best way to learn a new word!

Download or read book STICK Mnemonics for 1600 Chinese characters Claves mnemot cnicas para 1600 caracteres chinos written by Melanie Schmidt and published by Mandarin Strokes Publishing House. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can it be made easier to remember a Chinese character? This volume offers a collection of over 1600 mnemonics that were built by Chinese native speakers (teachers, translators and others) in cooperation with Chinese learners. The way of making Chinese characters easy to memorize is here to divide the characters into smaller components. Each of them has already a meaning of its own. These parts were combined into short one-phrase-stories that can be easily remembered and provide you a fascinating impression of the pictorial language of Chinese characters. For space reasons only 1600 mnemonics have been chosen for this printed version of a bigger collection of mnemonics that you can find at www.mandarinstrokes.com.

Download or read book Stroke Order Dictionary for Simplified Chinese Characters written by Melanie Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Color Edition) The ideal illustrated dictionary with stroke orders for over 3400 Chinese simplified characters, for all Chinese learners from beginners to advanced levels- an optimal reference book for the preparation of HSK examinations (level I-V). In addition to stroke orders, you will find the most important up-to-date meanings of characters as well as sample expressions using these characters. Illustrations for the major components of each character (radicals) greatly facilitate the building of mnemonics or memory tricks to make memorizing the whole character easier. Calligraphic sequences point out the pictorial evolution of character components helping you to understand the fascinating and also fun stories behind the characters. Knowing more about the story of a character makes memorizing them easier and interesting! An overview for beginners over the most important rules for how to write a Chinese character makes it possible for everyone to easily access the fascinating world of Chinese characters. An additional exercise book to practice the stroke order for over 2000 Chinese characters is available under the title "The Exercise Book for Chinese simplified characters - Stroke orders of 2000 Chinese characters." Find further opportunities for stroke order practice on www.mandarinstrokes.com!

Download or read book Using Mnemonics to Teach Chinese Characters written by Sandra Alice Kent and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hacking Chinese written by Olle Linge and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning Chinese can be frustrating and difficult, partly because it's very different from European languages. Following a teacher, textbook or language course is not enough. They show you the characters, words and grammar you need to become proficient in Chinese, but they don't teach you how to learn them! Regardless of what program you're in (if any), you need to take responsibility for your own learning. If you don't, you will miss many important things that aren't included in the course you're taking. If you study on your own, you need to be even more aware of what you need to do, what you're doing at the moment and the difference between them. Here are some of the questions I have asked and have since been asked many times by students: How do I learn characters efficiently? How do I get the most out of my course or teacher? Which are the best learning tools and resources? How can I become fluent in Mandarin? How can I improve my pronunciation? How do I learn successfully on my own? How can I motivate myself to study more? How can I fit learning Chinese into a busy schedule? The answers I've found to these questions and many others form the core of this book. It took eight years of learning, researching, teaching and writing to figure these things out. Not everybody has the time to do that! I can't go back in time and help myself learn in a better way, but I can help you! This book is meant for normal students and independent language learners alike. While it covers all major areas of learning, you won't learn Chinese just by reading this book. It's like when someone on TV teaches you how to cook: you won't get to eat the delicious dish just by watching the program; you have to do the cooking yourself. That's true for this book as well. When you apply what you learn, it will boost your learning, making every hour you spend count for more, but you still have to do the learning yourself. This is what a few readers have said about the book: "The book had me nodding at a heap of things I'd learnt the hard way, wishing I knew them when I started, as well as highlighting areas that I'm currently missing in my study." - Geoff van der Meer, VP engineering "This publication is like a bible for anyone serious about Chinese proficiency. It's easy for anyone to read and written with scientific precision." - Zachary Danz, foreign teacher, children's theatre artist About me I started learning Chinese when I was 23 (that's more than eight years ago now) and have since studied in many different situations, including serious immersion programs abroad, high-intensity programs in Sweden, online courses, as well as on the side while working or studying other things. I have also successfully used my Chinese in a graduate program for teaching Chinese as a second language, taught entirely in Chinese mostly for native speakers (the Graduate Institute for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at National Taiwan Normal University). All these parts have contributed to my website, Hacking Chinese, where I write regularly about how to learn Mandarin.

Download or read book A Pocket Dictionary of chinese characters on mnemonic principles written by Friedrich Robert Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Origin of Chinese Characters written by Kihoon Lee and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chinese Character Writing For Dummies written by Wendy Abraham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to write 100 characters in Chinese 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, Chinese Character Writing For Dummies gets you up to speed fast. 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. Offers online bonus content that includes instructional videos, downloadable flashcards, and printable writing pages Shows you how to write 100 Chinese characters Provides instruction for beginners, students, and lifelong learners Gives you helpful tips on how to memorize characters Speaking Chinese will take you far—and learning to write some of the most common characters will only take you farther! Find out how Chinese Character Writing For Dummies can help you today!

Download or read book Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters written by Alison Matthews and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This user-friendly book is aimed at helping students of Mandarin Chinese learn and remember Chinese characters. At last--there is a truly effective and enjoyable way to learn Chinese characters! This book helps students to learn and remember both the meanings and the pronunciations of over 800 characters. This otherwise daunting task is made easier by the use of techniques based on the psychology of learning and memory. key principles include the use of visual imagery, the visualization of short "stories," and the systematic building up of more complicated characters from basic building blocks. Although Learning Chinese Characters is primarily a book for serious learners of Mandarin Chinese, it can be used by anyone with interest in Chinese characters, without any prior knowledge of Chinese. It can be used alongside (or after, or even before) a course in the Chinese language. All characters are simplified (as in mainland China), but traditional characters are also given, when available. Key features: Specially designed pictures and stories are used in a structured way to make the learning process more enjoyable and effective, reducing the need for rote learning to the absolute minimum. The emphasis throughout is on learning and remembering the meanings and pronunciations of the characters. Tips are also included on learning techniques and how to avoid common problems. Characters are introduced in a logical sequence, which also gives priority to learning the most common characters first. Modern, simplified characters are used, with pronunciations given in pinyin. Key information is given for each character, including radical, stroke-count, traditional form, compounds, and guidance on writing the character. This is a practical guide with a clear, concise and appealing layout, and it is well-indexed with easy lookup methods. The 800 Chinese characters and 1,033 compounds specified for the original HSK Level A proficiency test are covered.

Download or read book First 100 Chinese Characters Simplified Character Edition written by Laurence Matthews and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters. All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language. This character book is intended for beginning Chinese students. It presents characters that have been carefully selected for rapid and effective learning. The English meanings, pronunciations in hanyu pinyin and alternate forms (if any) for each Chinese character are presented along with a stroke order guide and spaces for writing practice. Printed with gray guidelines, the stroke order guides are designed to be traced over to teach students the standard sequence of strokes used to write the character. Related compounds and phrases are given to assist in vocabulary building. Three indexes at the back allow the characters to be looked up by their English meanings, hanyu pinyin pronunciations, or radicals. Extra practice sheets are also provided. This Chinese character book contains: Step-by-step stroke order diagrams show you how to write each character. Special boxes with grid lines help you practice writing them correctly. Compounds and sample sentences provide easy vocabulary building. Hanyu pinyin romanizations identify and help you pronounce every word.

Download or read book Remembering Simplified Hanzi 1 written by James W. Heisig and published by . This book was released on 2008-10-31 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The approach that has helped thousands of learners memorize Japanese kanji has been adapted to help students with Chinese characters. Remembering Simplified Hanzi covers the writing and meaning of the 1,000 most commonly used characters in the traditional Chinese writing system, plus another 500 that are best learned at an early stage." "Of critical importance to the approach found in these pages is the systematic arranging of characters in an order best suited to memory. In the Chinese writing system, strokes and simple components are nested within relatively simple characters, which can, in turn, serve as parts of more complicated characters and so on. Taking advantage of this allows a logical ordering, making it possible for students to approach most new characters with prior knowledge that can greatly facilitate the learning process."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Chinese Characters Learning Practice Book Volume 1 written by S. W. Well and published by Suntific, Books by the Intellectual Engagé for Intellectuals. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of simple books that answers all your questions about the fascinating ancient Chinese characters from their correct Stroke sequences to proper Mandarin pronunciations, all with the help of their most desirable stories told accurately in the first ever colour-coded illustrations that will guarantee to make your learning and memorizing them most effective, fun, and intellectually satisfying. This is the 1st volume (covering the 1st 100 most frequently used Chinese characters) of the series. For its extensive colour illustrations throughout, this book is best read with a colour screen reader.

Download or read book First 100 Chinese Characters Traditional Character Edition written by Laurence Matthews and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters. All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language. This character book is intended for beginning Chinese students and features characters that have been carefully selected for rapid and effective learning. The English meanings, pronunciations in hanyu pinyin and alternate forms (if any) for each Chinese character are presented along with a stroke order guide and spaces for writing practice. The stroke order guides are printed with gray guidelines, designed to be traced over to teach students the standard sequence of strokes used to write the character. Related compounds and phrases are given to assist in vocabulary building. Three indexes at the back allow the characters to be looked up by their English meanings, hanyu pinyin pronunciations, or radicals. Extra practice sheets are also provided. This Chinese character book contains: Step-by-step stroke order diagrams show you how to write each character. Special boxes with grid lines help you practice writing them correctly. Compounds and sample sentences provide easy vocabulary building. Hanyu pinyin romanizations identify and help you pronounce every word.