Huang Weijia

In this age of modern distractions,we may wish to remind ourselves of simpler times with the Chinese character

for ‘happy,’orxi, which originally resembled an audience delighted by drumbeats

《漢字會說話》ISBN 978-7-100-17875-7 228 pp.13x20 cm

This book explores 52 Chinese characters from their ancient roots to modern usage. Each chapter contains explanations of the history and legends associated with the character,offering intriguing perspective on Chinese culture; quotes and idioms for med by the character that are insightful and fun to use in daily conversation; and strokes broken down by order, with space to practice handwriting.The book is suited for beginners to adv anced Chinese learners, and anyone else intereste d in Chinese culture.