A series of etymological lessons classifies 2,300 Chinese characters, noting their modern and archaic forms, pronunciation, origin, semantic content, and variants, plus quotations of classical usage. Supplements include listings of phonetic elements and the primitives on which characters are based, an index of characters based on number of strokes, and other study aids.


Format Häftad Omfång 832 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Dover Publications Inc. Utgivningsdatum 2000-02-01 ISBN 9780486213217