This book applies the method for learning Chinese characters that I previously employed in my two successful books written in Spanish language.
The scope of this book is only the 600 Chinese characters needed for the three first levels of the HSK exam.
Genre: FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / ChineseI have written two books about Chinese characters very popular in Spain, with a total sales of about 18.000 copies until the end of 2018.
In 2016, Live the Language mandarin School, a leading language academy with schools in Beijing and Shanghai, asked me to adapt my book to the elementary levels of Chinese. They sold and give books to their pupils, other books were sold in a Kunming bookshop, and about 400 in Amazon's Createspace.
人 rén – person, human being. This is a pictogram of a person standing, with legs separated. It is one of the more frequently used characters. When it forms part of other characters it is simplified as 亻. K 1
人民 rénmín – the people (person + people)
人民币 rénmínbì – PRC currency (people + money)
rèn – know, recognize; accept. Words 讠 of a person 人recognizing one’s fault, and accepting punishment. Recognize > know. K 1
认为 rènwéi – think, consider (know + because)
ròu – flesh, meat. This is the pictogram of a chunk of meat with its veins and nerves. When it forms parts of other characters it is simplified as月: A body with its ribs outlined. K 2
牛肉 niúròu – beef (ox + meat)
猪肉 zhūròu – pork (pig + meat)
liǎng – two; unit of weight. It seems the pictogram of the harnesses of a chariot drawn by two horses. Now, two people 人 inside a roofed 一chariot. K 2
两个人 liǎnggèrén two people.
liàng – measure word for vehicles; car. Two 两 chariots 车. To start to count chariots. K 3
三辆车sānliàng chē three cars.
mǎn – full; satisfied; very. The right part comes from an archaic pictogram of two两 vessels 鬲firmly tied up. Water 氵 flowing from two两 vessels 鬲 connected, to mean full. K 3
满意 mǎnyì – satisfied (satisfied + wish)
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