Mandarin Chinese Characters (Collins Easy Learning) (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)

Mandarin Chinese Characters (Collins Easy Learning) (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition)

With thousands of characters to learn, beginning to read and write Chinese is a daunting task. Aimed at learners, this book takes you through 250 of the commonest characters in a clear and accessible way. The meaning of every character is explained along with information about its radical, the compound words it can form, its history, and more. There is a practice grid on every page, showing how the character is written, with space for you to practice. It is generally agreed that learners of Chinese need a working knowledge of about 100 characters in order to make themselves at all understood and to travel in China, so this book is a great place to start. Pioneers in dictionary publishing since 1819