{"product_id":"the-first-100-chinese-characters-simplified-character-edition-9780804849920","title":"The First 100 Chinese Characters: Simplified Character Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters.  \u003ci\u003eThe First 100 Chinese Characters\u003c\/i\u003e adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters that are fundamental to this language.  This character book is intended for beginning Chinese students.  It presents characters that have been carefully selected for rapid and effective learning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe English meanings, pronunciations in \u003ci\u003ehanyu pinyin\u003c\/i\u003e and alternate forms (if any) for each Chinese character are presented along with a stroke order guide and spaces for writing practice.  Printed with gray guidelines, the stroke order guides are designed to be traced over to teach students the standard sequence of strokes used to write the character.  Related compounds and phrases are given to assist in vocabulary building.  Three indexes at the back allow the characters to be looked up by their English meanings, \u003ci\u003ehanyu pinyin\u003c\/i\u003e pronunciations, or radicals.  Extra practice sheets are also provided. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Chinese character book contains:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Step-by-step stroke order diagrams show you how to write each character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Special boxes with grid lines help you practice writing them correctly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Compounds and sample sentences provide easy vocabulary building.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003ci\u003eHanyu pinyin\u003c\/i\u003e romanizations identify and help you pronounce every word.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Laurence Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294859473147,"sku":"9780804849920","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/unnamed_96e66771-23cf-434f-a528-d0e2b88f7d13.jpg?v=1779313732","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-first-100-chinese-characters-simplified-character-edition-9780804849920","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}