3000 Must Know Chinese Characters Part 4

The current book volume is Part 4 (第四册, dì sì cè) of the 6 parts of "3000 Must-know Chinese Characters". The book provides you about 500 frequently used simplified Chinese characters with corresponding pinyin, and multiple meanings in English. All the characters are organized in different chapters based on the associated radicals (部首, Bù shǒu). In particular, characters with multiple sounds have been clearly highlighted in the book. Kindle Edition: In press. Paperback Edition: In press. Mandarin Chinese is a pictographic language. The Chinese characters correspond to pictograms. Each and everything in the Chinese language can be represented (interpreted) in the form of characters. Although it's complicated to estimate the total number of Chinese characters, it's worth mentioning that the native Chinese people are proficient in over 5,000 characters. In particular, they use about 3,000 characters in their day-to-day life. If you wish to learn Chinese properly, you'll need to learn those 3,000 characters.: ) Free online Mandarin Chinese lessons (Ming Mandarin): www.MingMandarin.com -Jia Ming

The current book volume is Part 4 (第四册, dì sì cè), Second Edition (large print edition), of the 6 parts of "3000 Must-know Chinese Characters". The book provides you about 500 frequently used simplified Chinese characters with corresponding pinyin, and multiple meanings in English. All the characters are organized in different chapters based on the associated radicals (部首, Bù shǒu). In particular, characters with multiple sounds have been clearly highlighted in the book. Mandarin Chinese is a pictographic language. The Chinese characters correspond to pictograms. Each and everything in the Chinese language can be represented (interpreted) in the form of characters. Although it's complicated to estimate the total number of Chinese characters, it's worth mentioning that the native Chinese people are proficient in over 5,000 characters. In particular, they use about 3,000 characters in their day-to-day life. If you wish to learn Chinese properly, you'll need to learn those 3,000 characters.: ) Online Mandarin Chinese lessons (Ming Mandarin): www.MingMandarin.com -Jia Ming

At long last the approach that has helped thousands of learners memorize Japanese kanji has been adapted to help students with Chinese characters. Book 1 of Remembering Simplified Hanzi covers the writing and meaning of the 1,000 most commonly used characters in the simplified Chinese writing system, plus another 500 that are best learned at an early stage. (Book 2 adds another 1,500 characters for a total of 3,000.) Of critical importance to the approach found in these pages is the systematic arranging of characters in an order best suited to memorization. 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. Guidance and detailed instructions are provided along the way. Students are taught to employ "imaginative memory" to associate each character’s component parts, or "primitive elements," with one another and with a key word that has been carefully selected to represent an important meaning of the character. This is accomplished through the creation of a "story" that engagingly ties the primitive elements and key word together. In this way, the collections of dots, strokes, and components that make up the characters are associated in memorable fashion, dramatically shortening the time required for learning and helping to prevent characters from slipping out of memory.

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.

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.

The current book volume is Part 1 (第一册, dì yī cè) of the 6 parts of "3000 Must-know Chinese Characters". The book provides you about 500 frequently used simplified Chinese characters with corresponding pinyin, and multiple meanings in English. All the characters are organized in different chapters based on the associated radicals (部首, Bù shǒu). In particular, characters with multiple sounds have been clearly highlighted in the book. Mandarin Chinese is a pictographic language. The Chinese characters correspond to pictograms. Each and everything in the Chinese language can be represented (interpreted) in the form of characters. Although it's complicated to estimate the total number of Chinese characters, it's worth mentioning that the native Chinese people are proficient in over 5,000 characters. In particular, they use about 3,000 characters in their day-to-day life. If you wish to learn Chinese properly, you'll need to learn those 3,000 characters.: ) Free online Mandarin Chinese lessons (Ming Mandarin): www.MingMandarin.com -Jia Ming

The current book volume is Part 5 (第五册, dì wǔ cè) of the 6 parts of "3000 Must-know Chinese Characters". The book provides you about 500 frequently used simplified Chinese characters with corresponding pinyin, and multiple meanings in English. All the characters are organized in different chapters based on the associated radicals (部首, Bù shǒu). In particular, characters with multiple sounds have been clearly highlighted in the book. Kindle Edition: In press. Paperback Edition: In press. Mandarin Chinese is a pictographic language. The Chinese characters correspond to pictograms. Each and everything in the Chinese language can be represented (interpreted) in the form of characters. Although it's complicated to estimate the total number of Chinese characters, it's worth mentioning that the native Chinese people are proficient in over 5,000 characters. In particular, they use about 3,000 characters in their day-to-day life. If you wish to learn Chinese properly, you'll need to learn those 3,000 characters.: ) Free online Mandarin Chinese lessons (Ming Mandarin): www.MingMandarin.com -Jia Ming

The current book volume is Part 6 (第六册, dì liù cè) of the 6 parts of "3000 Must-know Chinese Characters". The book provides you about 500 frequently used simplified Chinese characters with corresponding pinyin, and multiple meanings in English. All the characters are organized in different chapters based on the associated radicals (部首, Bù shǒu). In particular, characters with multiple sounds have been clearly highlighted in the book. Kindle Edition: In press. Paperback Edition: In press. Mandarin Chinese is a pictographic language. The Chinese characters correspond to pictograms. Each and everything in the Chinese language can be represented (interpreted) in the form of characters. Although it's complicated to estimate the total number of Chinese characters, it's worth mentioning that the native Chinese people are proficient in over 5,000 characters. In particular, they use about 3,000 characters in their day-to-day life. If you wish to learn Chinese properly, you'll need to learn those 3,000 characters.: ) Free online Mandarin Chinese lessons (Ming Mandarin): www.MingMandarin.com -Jia Ming

The current book volume is Part 1 (第一册, dì yī cè), Second Edition (large print edition), of the 6 parts of "3000 Must-know Chinese Characters". The book provides you about 500 frequently used simplified Chinese characters with corresponding pinyin, and multiple meanings in English. All the characters are organized in different chapters based on the associated radicals (部首, Bù shǒu). In particular, characters with multiple sounds have been clearly highlighted in the book. Mandarin Chinese is a pictographic language. The Chinese characters correspond to pictograms. Each and everything in the Chinese language can be represented (interpreted) in the form of characters. Although it's complicated to estimate the total number of Chinese characters, it's worth mentioning that the native Chinese people are proficient in over 5,000 characters. In particular, they use about 3,000 characters in their day-to-day life. If you wish to learn Chinese properly, you'll need to learn those 3,000 characters.: ) Online Mandarin Chinese lessons (Ming Mandarin): www.MingMandarin.com -Jia Ming