Chinese Characters both those which test the

both those which test the understanding and those which deepen it

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This unique work is extremely rich in illustrations

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Chinese Characters both those which test theFor at least 2,000 years Chinese scholars have conducted research into the writing system. In addition to the study of origins and the processes by which new characters are created, Chinese scholarship has been especially interested in creating a rational classification of characters for dictionary use, which would show historical relationships, idea relationships, and phonetic features. This volume, by one of the most profound Sinologists of the