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汉汉(HN)(HN)字字(Z)(Z)CHINESE CHARACTERSCHINESE CHARACTERSChina is the only country in the world with a literature written in one language for more than 3,000 consecutive years.Do you know how long is Chinese in literature written?This continuity results largely from the nature of the written language itself.It is the use of characters,not letters as in Western languages,that is most important in the Chinese language.The characters stand for things or ideas and so,unlike groups of letters.Thus Chinese could be read by people in all parts of the country in spite of gradual changes in pronunciation,the emergence of regional and local dialects,and modification of the characters.Reason点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题The four ways of creating Chinese charactersxingxngxngshnghuyzh sh点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题1.Pictograms characters derive from pictures,they have been standardized,simplified,and stylized to make them easier to write,and their derivation is therefore not always obvious.Examples include for sun for moon,and for tree.xingxngPictograms点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题2.Based on the pictographic characters,Chinese people added more strokes to an existing character to indicate abstract meanings.刀(do)+丶=刃(rn)knife blade 木(m)+一=本(bn)tree rootSelf-explanatoryzh sh点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题oneupdowntwo木(m)+一=本(bn)tree rootlast点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题For example:日(r)sun+月(yu)noon=明(mng)3.Another method of creating new characters is to integrate two or more existing characters to create a new character with a new meaning.Combined-meaningHu y木(m)+木(m)tree,wood=林(ln)forest bright点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题huyhave a resthot点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题4.With the expansion of civilization,a more complicated method of creating characters developed:Select one existing character to indicate the pronunciation,and then integrate it with another existing character to create a new one.More than 90%of Chinese characters currently in use were created in this way.For example:水(shu)+木(m)氵+木 =沐(m)wash水(shu)+干(gn)氵+干 =汗(hn)sweat Mutually explanatoryXng shng点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题To write Chinese characters,you should knowstrokesstructural units radicals点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题The basic knowledge in learning Chinese characters includes:strokes,structural units and radicals.StrokeStroke:is the smallest and the most basic structural unit of Chinese characters,consisting of dots and lines.点 din dot 丶丶横 hng horizontal stroke 一一竖 sh vertical stroke 丨丨撇 pi left-falling 丿丿捺 n right-falling 提 t rising 折 zh a bending stroke 乙、乚、乛钩 gu hook 亅LO:To be able to talk about your hobbies点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题What is Radicals?Strokes grouped together in a certain way to form part of a character are called radicals.From the view point of memory,symbols that appear repeatedly have a better chance to be remembered.If a new character has a familiar radical,it will be easier to learn.水水(shu)shu)water 氵 zh ji ch hi h 汁 juice 酒 alcohol 池pool 海sea 河river木木(m)(m)tree,wood to l li l bn 桃peach 梨 pear 柳 willow 李plum 板board点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题What is Radicals?钅钅Ti Tn Yn Gu Qin 铁 Iron 铜 copper银sliver锅pan、pot 钱money月月(Yu)meatmeatPn b fi wi tu胖fat 臂arm 肺 lung 胃stomach 腿leg金(Jn)metal火火(hu)firefirel ko cho rn sho 炉stove 烤bake 炒 saut;燃 烧 buring点击添加标题点击添加标题点击添加标题Related to female,words have this radical usually mean female.Related to heartRelated to mouth
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