CHARACTERS >> learntigs chinese characters © through cee >> oeABOUT THE AUTHOR Licheng Gu Bom and raised in Beijing, Dr. (Richard) Licheng Gu re- ceived his Master's degree from Canberra University (Formerly Canberra College of Advanced Education), Australia, and Ph.0 in Education from University of Oregon, U.S.A. He has been teaching Chinese language and Chinese literature at Northwestern University since 1993. Dedicated to in- novative teaching, Dr. Gu has received four Excellent Teaching Awards. Currently he serves as the Coordinator of Chinese Language, and the Director of the Program of African & Asian Languages at Northwestern University. He lives with his wife and daughter in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. MARSLERER ERAN MSA RMR ATL BY ERMA ARR A RRSL BH S1008F AR BMRELM ALARA RP OS > hee PEON: CASPAR THRE PORMASRERAMS RISHBER EE MEPKMEE > A MBAS LAHHARRRREES HIM ARSE Sk ARPES RAM » Copyright © 2006 by Licheng Gu. All rights reserved. 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First Edition 2006, 10987654321 Library of Congress Control Number: 2006922109 ISBN-100-8351-2689-7 ISBN-13 978.0-8351-2689-2 Printed in Hong Kong. gACHINA BOOKS & Periodicals, Inc.1 i oO 5 © = HE Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Lesson 23 Ups & Downs Big & Small Bird & Island Wood & Fire Nest & Water Biver & Air Weather & Farm Man & Woman Parent & Baby Child & Health Crops & Science Paint & Point Sun & Moon Grass & Flower Mulberry & Worm Horse & Riding Fight & Punish Weapon & Soldier Speech & Debate Look & Come Ask & Answer Clothes & Mend Pointed & Number Walk & Follow BERBEBBEBREBBRBBRBEs oO 3 210 230ee Salat Trees grow upward. shang lee upward LFRARG 1 Hite HAR GQAEK» 7a AH K © Lesson 1 Ups & Downsxia ae — Tree roots grow downward. - Fe RK RR ’ 7h te BARS KAR FLFR AR ARIR © Lesson 1 Ups & Downs 112 The bird flies into the sky and will not come back any more. In the character, the horizontal line on the top represents the sky and the bottom part represents the flying bird. no, not REGRmME + H ARAL GR ° “HH — FRE” (RAR iE RF Hy EH © Lesson 1 Ups & Downsrén Te person ‘lis The character A depicts a side view of a person walking. Lesson 1 Ups & Downs AF TVA AFAN BALE RAL ©The character means to go into something. When the character A. goes into a mirror, it changes into 7. Why don't you try this with a mirror? 14 enter AFREBA He REAF BAB Fo SY ZRH AFe Lesson 1 Ups & Downschu a exit 5 The charactert# means exit. If youtum + AGH HAY ORE UE clockwise 90 degrees, the top partof fq th + to du dy Fe 24 becomes E, the first letter in Exit. MM BE AY A ve] He HK IO Bo Pay bapa RT HK Exit (AR “aR” ) a5 — 18 Ho Lesson 1 Ups & Downs 15ae witch A witch is flying on her broom. He He RAF PIRAT © 16 Lesson 1 Ups & Downsda According to <> by linguistXuShen 5 f=) wp ARAB GT + (A.D.58-147), the character K depicisa “FE KaWKATRK big standing man with outstretched arms. a w“k" - RX, KR K MP RRR HY BA. Lesson 2 Big & Small 17A means ultimately high: no matter how big a person is, he has to be under the sky. That is why there is A under two horizon- tal lines, which represent clouds in A. 18 tian BRAS BARK? WREAERKRAE 44 F ik © Lesson 2 Big & Smallxiao AN small “Jy means small, which is best exempli- fied by a small child. Lesson 2 Big & Small 48 Sly + MASH ay HRE o 19You are old when you reach seventy. By that time you might need a walking stick to walk around. That is why there is ¢ (seven) at the bottom of #: 20 ETA: Aide Te RA BRA CHRIS F4E AgAL TBHEIE © Lesson 2 Big & Smallshao yp young Y refers to young children and is devel- oped from ‘|’. The slanted line at the bottom of 7 canbe exemplified by a slide on which young children like to play. When pronounced using the third tone, the character means a few such as 3 y (How many?). Lesson 2 Big & Small PHP» He ho PER ERK Abo PERSE Eve RE TS 45 + HAHA » osj % refers to the concept of many things stored layer upon layer; therefore there is more than one ¥ in . Itis often com- bined with ! to make the phrase 4 1° (How many?) duo 3 many FIER: 105 1" 9" FH RR WRRET J ABE o Lesson 2 Big & Smallshi a stone 4 refers to a stone under a cliff, like a piece of rock which has broken off from an outcropping on a cliff. Lesson 2 Big & Small BARE NA ©When talking about mountains, people in China always think of the three famous mountains, Mount Tai, Mount Huang, and Mount Emei. 24 shan ne mountain DTALLARA ENERRE © Lesson 2 Big & Smallniao ® The top part of the character ®& represents a bird's crest, head, and eyes. The middle part represents its neck, body, and tail. The four dots at the bottom represent its foot- prints or feathers. Lesson 3 Bird & Island FARRAR a: RRABRR: PAB Ag BARAT ADK A AAG HERS BoB IR ° JR SB Oo BE TARA 0 EP SAA © C bird ——aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.dao % island % is created from the character for bird, 7 — 15) R CRE based on the idea that when a bird migrates from one place to another over the sea, it needs an island to rest on. Lesson 3 Bird & Island 27& (Simplified) island & is created from the character for bird, 4] 1 FRR-DRR based in the idea that when abird migrates HAR F» REF from one place to another over the sea, it NR ae AE i ER wy at needs an island to rest on. “Ee bb 3k Ba Bk BL o 28 Lesson 3 Bird & Islandyang 2 x goat The character + is best remembered by + Fe 3p 44 Fy 18 viewing the dots on the top astwohorson 4X, #@ =o its head. Lesson 3 Bird & Island 29aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.= mei we = beautiful K consists of a (goat) on the top and a Ke (big) on the bottom. A big goat must taste beautiful. In ancient times, people thought that wearing goat horns was beau- tiful for men, and wearing peacock feath- ers was beautiful for women. Today both men and women believe that wearing pea- cock feathers is beautiful. Lesson 3 Bird & Island KF OFF HKG Mim RERER ARRKO EAM ARNAAKF K'VYRRRAA BFK FAGKE VAFA TAWA AK © ‘ataaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.hud fire ie JK resembles a bonfire. When something is burning, you see flames spreading out- ward and upward. Most of the characters relating to fire have the X as the radical, suchas 3& (inflammation), BR (ash). Lesson 3 Bird & Island KF EK He fe fe WIR © BLK AT MH HEASAKE Fs teKRRA RKaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.K # ine 3e originally only referred to forest fires; therefore ithas ## on the top and X at the bottom. Now 4é refers to the burning of anything. Lesson 4 Wood & Fire HRIRRAK? PALAU AK 421 HS 4a EE FT RG o 39aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.ha € pot # looks very much like a pot. Its top represents the lid, its middle represents the body of the pot, and its bottom represents the bottom of the pot. Lesson 4 Wood & Fire EP MEARRE Hs PRES FARRER © (qaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.zai ea KS disaster lll Inancient times, it was considered disas- thFE RAK ASK» ter when a bird's nest caught on fire. Pr YA FA LAB Therefore, there is a K (fire) under the & x , Fa FER KB bird nest in this pictograph. a4 Kk o Lesson 5 Nest & Water 47aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.shén ON deep Most of the characters that have to do with water contain the water radical. If you want to find out how deep the water is in (cave), you want to use a AX (wood) stick to test the depth. Therefore the character 7 is composed of water, a cave, and wood. Lesson 5 Nest & Water SRA M89 FP aR AL ZEKE o MRP AY KE BA RA RAR + AA EPR T IA KAR AE 4 HE Roaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.san & (Simplified) umbrella When it rains, the umbrella is opened. Lesson 5 Nest & Water ABSA + MAS ere tre AF fi HORT th TAR RE ES BW LE © — 55aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.rice 2K comes from the rice plant which in- cludes an ear, the leaves, and the stem. Lesson 6 River & Air GLK AEF) 48K AF HARE LRA Ro ARS 18 46 48 Am FI {BR A BIT HERR ©aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.a =e # a # resembles the old carts in ancient China seen from above. The box in the center represents the cart itself, the two lines on both sides represent the wheels. Most of the characters relating to vehicles contain BA as their radical, e.g. . (wheel), oh (axle). Lesson 6 River & Air PRT TM Je $F 0h EF a Be Atha eg hee & HAMAS Ao PRS BF 0 Poh o ME 4A A 9 OK ap APRER » tote XK A heaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.féng phoenix The phoenix is a lovely legendary bird in China. Because it originates from the char- acter & (bird), the character for phoenix still very much resembles it, except that phoenix has a larger crest on the top. It takes its pronunciation from the word J&L. Lesson 7 Weather & Farm MAMI RA WAR RH RBG AGL HE Fy Bo GHAR =) a“ Re A R” + PVAIRT SATA 9 EA Sp Re Y RFA VA RRGEWRE 0 aaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.yan ZS (Simplified) cloud IE In the simplified version of cloud &, the rain 9 on the top in the traditional version & is omitted, only making layers and layers of cloud more outstanding. Lesson 7 Weather & Farm SERRE F fate + BAM AS A wT mPa Rk eS HEBER EK MRAP a eA 1 FRERG adaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.suan PIE calculate Chinese people calculate with the abacus, which is made of bamboo. In the character JE, the bamboo radical on the top reveals what the abacus is made of, the middle part represents the body of the abacus, the bottom part represents two hands calculating with an abacus. Lesson 7 Weather & Farm was —— RFRABRF oP A A FRE MLARA RHEE: MERE T Heid PAL aR MFR RMA OP Ri RAF EU RARTAE AQAE Fe FAR RHE FHA 04 rh BFaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.di a] target ‘The character #9 represents a target. We practice target shooting in the daytime. Therefore it has © atthe left side. The “J at the right re- sembles a target. Today 49 is more frequently pronounced using a neu- tral tone as a structural particle in phrases like 44 49 (my), 4.89 (red) and pronounced “ae”. Lesson 7 Weather & Farm © — HP LHF RAR Bo ee iet we AA AF PIR feu GRA RSG RGA HLA TEE Po BF MIE Rdelt % 25 He BAG] + toe FuWY > AL 4) ABRA RIS © 79aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.Ars safe (K In ancient times, it was believed that when HH AGAKT AR a woman was inside the house, she was *P A eB HVE aa PEL R-wk Fe Lesson 8 Man & Woman 83aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.xin MS nS ot +S looks like the shape of an actual human heart. In ancient times, people believed that we thought with our heart. Therefore, most of the characters relating to thoughts or feelings contain “> as their radical, e.g. 28 (think), tR (hate). Lesson 8 Man & Woman SF RG 0S fi 0 GAR AAN AS RRB VA Ay Eh — Bio MKS REBAR Te RR Ay ag Fay PRBS H+ to AHIR © 87aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.yun i pregnant — Awoman is pregnant when shehasa Fin ALP Ay AAR BH her womb. VA HER AY 73 EP PY AMF © Lesson 9 Parent & Baby 91aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.ying Sp baby The original meaning of Risa shell necklace which women wore as precious jewelry. Today AB desig- nates a baby. Therefore, we drew the two precious shells A on the top of the character as two precious babies being held in each of the mother's hands. Lesson 9 Parent & Baby ES RGF RM PA A Bo REKARLEA Wah 0 SRIF ERG RY: ARKRBRR: KAS PH FAA RA KA AMHR SLA REAL FA 3 ZX —aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.shén cf oy 4 resembles the shape of a human body seen from the side. Lesson 10 Child & Health HFA B- fey A aayA + FAK BUS 18 05 4B RRR ©aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.shou je thin Ancient Chinese people believed that being thin was being sick, therefore the character 72 has a sick radical. The character in the middle is the phonetic, but at the same time it also looks very much like the ribcage of ahuman. Most of the characters relating to sickness contain the same radical, such as 7A (pain), #% (cancer). Lesson 10 Child & Health GARAR RAR ° PR VA AR a Fe oP Mg EP eS LAE FE oh 4 TA o saa ty Pl FSP mF F HOM AA HF © 103.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.dao ea paddy, rice growing in a fel or” 4% is akind of crop, so it has A as its radical. The character & on the right approximates the pronunciation of the character, but at the same time, it also looks like a granary for storing rice. Lesson 11 Crops & Science Me-CER: A LARA o aR A) 3 HER RAF a a BO A AGF WER 107aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a 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page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a 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They combine to convey the concept of crawling. To illustrate the concept of slow crawling we draw a snail crawling slowly up a hill. Lesson 19 Speech & Debate We 4g Ne AT o ik AG KARA MCAT A TR BEM RAE FE) RARRSRAF AGRE» FF BFL RARE AT 89 BBE 193aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.lei 7 ¥ d E] (Simplified) Wty JAI refers to teardrops falling from one's ATH ARIA» Beas AR eyes. The water radical indicates that tear- JE] ALAR iw Feo drops are in the form of a liquid, and the character Fl suggests that teardrops come from eyes. 198 Lesson 20 Look & Comeaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.— 48 refers to climbing up a hill. Therefore we draw people climbing up a steep cliff. . at the bottom approximates the pro- nunciation of this character. 202 déng gs climb BURR RRA A) AE BH Wk HRB o FAB WY BAF o Lesson 20 Look & Comeaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.£4 diao 4 (Simplified) fishing/angling When you go angling, you need a fishhook. Fishhooks are made of metal, the character has a 4 radical. *] on the right approximates the pronunciation, and at the same time, resembles a fishhook. 208 Han ayzeee’ 49 > PryASS FE wih 4) eA FLAT ARR & 44 © Lesson 20 Look & Comeaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.bing vw aT side by side Pr” Ff indicates two persons standing side by 348 HABA side. 2U3k FE—#8 © Lesson 21 Ask & Answer 215aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.zht gn “7 \ (Simplified) g VL LL ISS SSS AAA NJ Ly N N KSSSSASSY N74 Yi Mv NM ULL SSSSSSS elie LL —— Inthe simplified version 2A, we seea thread radical on the left and the character % on the right representing the pronunciation. To make it more realistic, we draw knit- ting needles and yarn in it. Most of the characters relating to knitting contain a thread radical, e.g. 2& (thread) , #8 (to tie) . Lesson 22 Clothes & Mend fal A oR RAT ARs (aR awk FR fa Ba RFE BA BARE WA Hy RAD Et Ro AL REMPRA AF KSZRRAF: ko RX A BE oaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.| 228 ao SES A sail is made of cloth, hence it has "as its radical. The character JU on the right approximates the pronunciation of the character, but we thought people will un- derstand this character better if they see a sail in this pictograph. dh TU sail WL aE CAPE H Bie LF RES LAR AR HE RA ay Pe Lesson 22 Clothes & Mendaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.Chinese people spread their thumb and =A 4P] 4 1B 4] 3 BA 9 index finger to mean eight. 4875 fo RRA AY BLE © 234 Lesson 23 Pointed & Numberaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.The lungs are the organ, therefore Al has FA as its radical. The right part of the character can be best portrayed as a windpipe and lungs. 238 féi Hip lung MRAWMES Ee BRANES HE HPF TARRA eR rh fal Wo aE © Lesson 23 Pointed & Numberaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.jia Hy NS tle shell wv refers to a turtle's shell. Therefore we PRE ¥F gw ay ER a 8 see a turtle head poking out from itshard = ER AB Ay YP ZRF a shell in this pictograph. th 4) +> 5A AR © 242 Lesson 24 Walk & Followaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.pea\ ti Rag ti replace In this pictograph,a person (K XA) is BIHAR? RE replaced by another (A XX). MAK KK (A) 4 F {BA KK (A) #T 248 Lesson 24 Walk & Followaa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.slanted # 250 sleep ff 200 small /J\ 19 snow & 69 soil + 213 soldier & 180 son F 81 speech & 190 stand 2 214 state | 58 steam % 158 stone & 23 straight IE 249 strength 7) 155 study #111 study 4 112 sun A 128 target & 79 tax # 109 Chinese = English R safe 83 J\ eight 234 i hundred 235 i cup 41 # cup 42 # back 236 # writing 114 writing brush 115 3st debate 191 313 debate 192 7 ice 52 & soldier 180 3# side by side 215 tea # 140 tea table JL 237 teardrop 3 197 teardrop jB 198 temperature if 124 temple 229 thin @ 103 thunder & 73 time § 134 time ® 135 together/simultaneous #& 217 tomorrow 84 130 transplant ® 143 two FR 232 two FA 233 umbrella @ 54 umbrella 2 55 unite & 168 upward | 10 #8 mending 225 #h mending 226 7 no, not 12 grass 139 fit volume 121 # tea 140 # nest 46 3 cart 63 = cart 64 S& worm 152 B worm 153 He worry 177 it exit 15 vicious/evil # 186 vicious/evil # 187 volume fi} 121 waist IZ 104 walk i£ 239 water 7k 49 wind &l 65 wind Fl 66 wine if 89 witch AK 16 women # 80 wood 7K 37 worm 8 152 worm & 153 worry 4% 177 writing #114 writing brush % 115 young “> 24 Jil river 57 8 a string of 231 #€ follow 240 )A follow 241 8 answer 212 XK big 12 & daybreak 131 7) knife 166 B island 27 & island 28 #8 paddy, rice growing in a field 107 #Y target 79 253aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.aa You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book.A breakthough in learning Chinese based on spatial character recognition. Northwestern University Professor Licheng Gu has been using this method of artistic character representation with great success to teach Chinese to his students for many years. Color images depict characters artistically so that students can learn to associate characters with vivid mental images that are easy to remember. Here is Prof. Gu’s innovative method collected and published for the first time! Professor Licheng Gu has devised some needed relief : a way to associate characters with mental images that are easy to remember. He is, as we say in Chinese, bringing us charcoal through the snow. Professor Perry Link East Asian Studies, Princeton University “‘PRRFOERTREAE 2?’ “ARATRAMMAHRME 2” BR APVRD SS Sh BRA Ae ay HP Ae RR G+ RAPHY hE Se BH BALOLOHR (ASMR) ARABRT -—RHZ MB - SMAASAKA Maw Professor George Chin-ch’ao Chao University of Chicago a CHINA We) BOOKS & Periodicals, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-8351-2689-2 www.chinabooks.com I opPICTURE fea eR eiU Eile > > learning chinese characters Sete through pictographs > > >