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Page 1: ----Mei Xiang Sunnyside Middle School. Chinese written symbols are called characters.

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Chinese written Chinese written symbols are called symbols are called characters.characters.

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Chinese is written in three Chinese is written in three directions:directions:

• Horizontal right to left Horizontal right to left (occasional)(occasional)

小 我小 我 老 爱老 爱 鼠鼠 你 你

, ,

你爱我你爱我

我爱你我爱你

• Vertical right to left Vertical right to left (traditional)(traditional)

• Horizontal left to right Horizontal left to right (modern)(modern)

。。

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Chinese is written using stroke Chinese is written using stroke order, with a stroke defined as the order, with a stroke defined as the single motion of a pen. The simplest single motion of a pen. The simplest character has just 1 stroke, while the character has just 1 stroke, while the most complex so far has 57! The most complex so far has 57! The average character has 9.8 strokes.average character has 9.8 strokes.

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DO YOU KNOW THE NAMES OF THE STROKES BELOW? DO YOU KNOW THE NAMES OF THE STROKES BELOW? Can you read or write them properly?Can you read or write them properly?

1.Dot

2.Horizontal

3.Vertical

4.Downward Left

5.Downward Right

6.Upward

7.Horizontal Hook

8.Vertical Hook

9.Slanted Hook

10.Horizontal Bend

11. Vertical Bend

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Although there Although there are many dialects are many dialects

of Chinese the of Chinese the written language is written language is

the same the same throughout China throughout China

and across the and across the globe.globe.

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The contemporary Chinese The contemporary Chinese characters do not resemble the characters do not resemble the original characters. This is a result of original characters. This is a result of changes in writing materials and changes in writing materials and instruments.instruments.

SunSun rìrì

MoonMoon yuèyuè

PeoplePeople rénrén

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Although more than one system of Although more than one system of Romanization exists for Chinese Romanization exists for Chinese characters, Pinyin, the system characters, Pinyin, the system adopted by China, is the most adopted by China, is the most common. Pinyin uses all the letters in common. Pinyin uses all the letters in the English language except for “V”. the English language except for “V”. In addition Pinyin uses “Ü” (umlaut In addition Pinyin uses “Ü” (umlaut U).U).

PINPIN=“Spell”=“Spell”

YINYIN=“Sound”=“Sound”

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While Chinese uses traditional and While Chinese uses traditional and simplified characters not all speakers can simplified characters not all speakers can write both.write both.

Traditional Chinese is used in Taiwan, Hong Traditional Chinese is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and most places worldwide and Kong and most places worldwide and simplified is used by the United Nations simplified is used by the United Nations and in mainland China.and in mainland China.

Definition Traditional Simplified Pinyin

Traditionalcharacters 繁體字 繁体字 fántǐzì

Simplifiedcharacters 簡體字 简体字 jiǎntǐzì

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The first Chinese characters came The first Chinese characters came about as attempts to record natural about as attempts to record natural phenomena. Pictographic, phenomena. Pictographic, Ideographic, Compound Ideographic, Compound Ideographic and Pictophonetic are Ideographic and Pictophonetic are the four primary character types.the four primary character types.

yún

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RRiver iver 河河

In written Chinese there are over In written Chinese there are over 200 radicals. Radicals help us 200 radicals. Radicals help us understand the meaning of a understand the meaning of a Chinese character. Chinese character. For example, For example, a a water radical, water radical, 氵氵 , , which is which is indicated by droplets, suggests indicated by droplets, suggests that the character is probably that the character is probably related to water. Yet the radical is related to water. Yet the radical is not always easy to determine. not always easy to determine. Sometimes a whole character may Sometimes a whole character may be, itself, a single radical.be, itself, a single radical.

Lake Lake 湖湖 Ocean Ocean 海海

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Writing Chinese characters with brush Writing Chinese characters with brush pens has developed into an art form pens has developed into an art form known as calligraphy. There are four known as calligraphy. There are four materials needed for the practice of materials needed for the practice of calligraphy – brush, ink, ink stone, and calligraphy – brush, ink, ink stone, and paper. Regular style, cursive style, and paper. Regular style, cursive style, and freestyle calligraphy are the three main freestyle calligraphy are the three main styles of Chinese calligraphy.styles of Chinese calligraphy.

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Chinese handwriting can be Chinese handwriting can be very difficult to read — entirely very difficult to read — entirely new characters are often used. new characters are often used. Mastering this is a skill in Mastering this is a skill in itself.itself.

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To prevent To prevent forgery forgery Chinese Chinese money money often often incorporatincorporates highly es highly complex complex characters.characters.

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Most Chinese literature can be Most Chinese literature can be understood with a knowledge of understood with a knowledge of roughly 2,500 characters — the level roughly 2,500 characters — the level of comprehension expected of an of comprehension expected of an elementary school graduate.elementary school graduate.

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The vast majority of The vast majority of Chinese characters are Chinese characters are monosyllabic. monosyllabic. Romanization practices Romanization practices often use accent or tone often use accent or tone marks to assist with marks to assist with pronunciation.pronunciation.

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The length of a book is measured by The length of a book is measured by the total number of characters the total number of characters rather than by the number of pages.rather than by the number of pages.

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Although written Chinese makes Although written Chinese makes use of familiar punctuation, such use of familiar punctuation, such as question marks and colons, as question marks and colons, there is a special Chinese period,there is a special Chinese period, 。 , which connects similar items, which connects similar items, much like a comma. A single much like a comma. A single Chinese sentence can run the Chinese sentence can run the length of a whole paragraph.length of a whole paragraph.

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Both Korean and Japanese have incorporated Chinese characters into their written forms. The Japanese have created Chinese characters of their own that the Chinese themselves cannot read.圓 円

Chinese Yuan      Japanese Yen

Currency Comparison

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