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| 250 Essential Chinese Characters for Everyday Use | Lee, P.Y. | Volume 1 introduces the basic vocabulary and writing skills needed when learning Chinese. The second volume covers a further 250 essential characters. This book provides ample space for writing practice and substantial review sections. |
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| The Chinese 100 Word Exercise Book: Ideal introduction to script | Contains 100 items of vocabulary, flashcards, games and exercises. | |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £5.99 | ||
| A Chinese Character A Day | Philip Yungkin Lee | Master 365 essential Chinese characters in just minutes a day. Each sheet introduces a new character in bold, easy-to-read type, with pronunciation, meanings, stroke order, and four compounds illustrating usage. |
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| Chinese characters: Their origin, etymology, history, classification and signification | Weiger, L. | The heart of this book is a series of etymological lessons, in whichapproximately 2300 Chinese characters are classified according to 224 "primitives" upon which they are based. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £19.99 | ||
| Chinese characters. Their origin, etymology, history, classification and signification. | Wieger, Dr. L. | Unabridged reprinting of 2nd (1927) edition. Make learning easier by understanding the relationships between various characters in their original and present forms, and between the idea and symbol. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £19.99 | ||
| Chinese Radicals | Peng, T.H. | In the Chinese language, there are altogether 214 radicals, or root elements, on which Chinese character are based. Here, the more fundamental radicals are analysed and explained with carefully chosen examples. |
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| Cracking the Chinese Puzzles: Ann's integrated method of learning the Chinese language by conceptualizing and philosophising approach | Ann, T.K. | Starting with the most basic characters, this series will take you the entire journey to understanding the Chinese language. |
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| Developing writing skills in Chinese | Yuan, B. & Qian, K. | Devised for post-intermediate students of Chinese, this book includes glossaries for each chapter, and answer key and a variety of model texts followed by notes in English. For use in a classroom or as a self-study resource. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £17.99 | ||
| Dictionary of Chinese symbols:: hidden symbols in Chinese life | Eberhard, W. | A reference book exploring different aspects of Chinese culture. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £16.99 | ||
| Easy way to learn Chinese characters | An excellent and fun introduction to Chinese characters ideal for adults and young learners. Arranged by 20 lessons, each section introduces the characters, their formation, and encourages student interaction with the characters. | |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £10.95 | ||
| The first 100 Chinese characters (simplified character edition): The quick and easy method to learn the 100 most basic Chinese characters | Amtthews, Alison & Lawrence | Uses hanyu pinyin romanization to teach the 100 most frequently used characters with step-by-step stroke order guides, practice boxes with grid lines and extra practice sheets. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £9.99 | ||
| Fun with Chinese Characters | This series tells the stories behind Chinese characters and how they have evolved, while teaching how to correctly write and pronounce them. | |
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| Hanyu Pinyin: Romanized Chinese phonetics | The internationally accepted romanized Chinese phonetic system is clearly explained, with copious examples. | |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £4.95 | ||
| Keys to Chinese character writing | Jing-Heng, Sheng Ma | Designed to address the common problems faced by beginners when learning the orthography of Chinese characters. The accompanying DVD demonstrates how to write the characters properly, and the book includes lessons and worksheets on strokes and radicals, quizzes and answer keys. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £19.95 | ||
| Learn to Write Chinese Characters | Bjorkstein, J. | Covering the different types of script used in China today, their evolution, their place in Chinese tradition, and the relations among them. Only commonly used characters appear as examples and exercises. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £12.95 | ||
| Mastering Simplified Chinese Characters | Learning the usage of simplified Chinese characters is very important to understand the local Chinese culture and communicate effectively in China. This book, with simple text and handy binding, can help you master the essence of simplified Chinese characters in due course. | |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £4.50 | ||
| The most common Chinese radicals | Pengpeng, Zhang | Explains the evolution of around 100 radicals and how to write them. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £9.95 | ||
| Picture within a picture: An illustrated guide to the origins of Chinese characters | Shi, Zhengyu | This book lists 526 Chinese characters, each of which is accompanied by a short article and an illustration which vividly depict the origin and evolution of the character. The characters in this book have been divided into three parts according to their meanings. The first part relates to human beings, the second is about nature while the third concerns life in general. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £17.95 | ||
| Reading and writing Chinese (simplified character edition): A comprehensive guide to the Chinese writing system | McNaughton | New revised version of the classic text for students and teachers of Chinese. A 1,067 character list including the foundation characters for the HSK test. Also pronunciation, core meanings, stroke-order diagram and memorization tips plus charts of modern and traditional radicals. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £15.99 | ||
| The second 100 Chinese characters: Simplified character edition | A. Matthews & L. Matthews | Each character is shown separately on a single page, along with its English definitions, hanyu pinyin romanization, alternate form, a stroke-order guide and ample writing space. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £11.99 | ||
| Teach Yourself Beginner's Chinese Script | Scurfield, E. & Lianyi, S. | This book will help you get to grips with reading and writing simple Chinese, whether you are studying the language or planning a trip for business or pleasure. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £8.99 | ||
| Vocabulearn Chinese: Instant vocabulary | A three level set with a total of 9 hours of audio program. Each level contains over 1,500 words and expressions. | |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £28.49 | ||
| What's in a Chinese character? | Peng, T.H. | This book uses cartoons to illustrate the origin and development of Chinese characters to their present form.The historical background of the script is given,as well as information on the type of stroke,stroke sequence and Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £9.95 | ||
| Write Chinese with Betty | Hung, B. | A book for beginners to learn how to write Chinese characters. Although based on Mandarin vocabulary and phrases, Roman pronunciation is provided for both Mandarin and Cantonese. |
| Chinese: Mandarin: Script Price: £19.95 | ||
