This book is a quick and easy way to learn the second 100 basic
Chinese traditional characters.
The major struggle facing all beginning Chinese language students is to
learn to recognize, read and write hundreds of Chinese characters. A
working knowledge of characters is essential for any student wishing to
learn Chinese. The Second 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural
approach that helps students to overcome this initial difficulty and
quickly master the basic Chinese characters that are fundamental to this
language. This book contains characters that have been carefully
selected and sequenced for rapid and effective learning.
For effective learning, memorization and practice, each Chinese
character is shown separately on a single page, together with its
English definitions, hanyu pinyin romanization, alternate form (if
any), a stroke order guide and ample space for writing practice. The
stroke order guides introduce the student to the standard stroke
sequence used in writing the characters, by tracing over them. After
learning the correct stroke order, the student can then practice writing
the character on their own, thus reinforcing recognition and
memorization. Large boxes with grid lines for correct proportions are
provided. Related compounds and phrases containing each character are
also included to assist in vocabulary building. Three indexes
(alphabetically by the English meanings and the pinyin romanization,
and by radicals) are provided at the back of the book for quick and easy
reference, along with extra sheets of blank boxes for writing practice.
This book features
- The second 100 most frequently-used Chinese characters.
- Foundation characters for the HSK A level language proficiency test.
- Standard hanyu pinyin romanizations.
- Step-by-step stroke order guides and ample space for writing practice.
- Over 500 words and phrases containing the basic characters.
- Concise English definitions.
