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Chineasy.Pdf •• •• •• •• • •• •• •• • • •• •• • • •• •• •• • • •• • • • • •• • • •• •• • • •• • •• •• •• •• • •• • • • • •• •• • • •• • • • • • • •• • • • • THE NEW WAY TO READ CHINESE by S H AOLA N aj!i\_ with illustrations by NOMA BAR ..., •• r .. • r~ HARPER DESIGN An Imprint ol Harper CollinsPublisheni For Mulan caJI) and MuAn (·~) On the cover: The character for 'fire', *-.. (Illustration by Noma Bar; art direction by Crispin Jameson; © Chineasy Ltd) CHINEASY: THE NEW WAY TO READ CHINESE Copyright © 2014 Chineasy Ltd. The story on pages 159-179 is based on Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf (1936) Chineasy"" is a trademark of Chineasy Ltd, London Published by arrangement with Thames & Hudson Ltd. London. All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information address Harper Design, 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. HarperCollins books may be purchased for educational, business. or sales promotional use. For information please e-mail the Special Markets Department at [email protected]. First published in North America in 2014 by Harper Design An Imprint ofHarperColtinsPublishers 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022 Tel: (212) 207-7000, Fax: (212) 207-7654 [email protected] www.harpercollins.com Distributed in North America by HarperCollinsPublishers 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022 Fax: (212) 207-7654 Library of Congress Control Number: 2013951753 ISBN 9780062358028 CKF8) Author and Concept: ShaoLan Hsueh Bi*Ji!. Graphic Design: Brave New World Publishing Ltd Art Director: Crispin Jameson Principal Illustrator: Noma Bar Digital conversion by booqlab CONTENTS 1: INTRODUCTION The Calligrapher's Daughter How to Use the Book 2: THE BASICS Building Blocks, Compounds, Phrases Advanced Sentences STORY Peter and the Wolf 3: REFERENCE Building Block Plates Index of Characters and Phrases Acknowledgments • • 8 The Calligrapher's Daughter I was born in Taipei, Taiwan, the daughter of a Call me optimistic, but I see the melding of these calligrapher and a ceramic artist, so I grew up two cultures, East and West, as being instr:ument.al immersed in art and with a deep appreciation of in creating a more culturally literate world. I also the beauty of the Chinese language. Speaking and think that the East and West must understand writing Chinese is an integral part of who I am and each other in order for global economic growth to how I see the world. But it was only when I had be sustainable. There is, however, a giant roadblock children of my own that I properly understood preventing the East and West from communicating what a difficult language Chinese is to learn. effectively and connecting on a deep, cultural level: the Great Wall of Chinese. Being of Taiwanese descent while raising my children in the UK has made me acutely aware of The Chinese language has long been considered the differences, but also the similarities, between the most difficult major language to learn, largely Eastern and Western cultures. The ultimate goal on account of the vast number and complexity of Chineasy is to help bridge the cultural gap by of the characters. When I began to teach my demystifying the Chinese language, which acts as British-born children Chinese, I realized just how a barrier to so many people- my children included! challenging its characters are for a native English speaker. It was like torture for my children! So Chineasy is hugely personal to me. I have done I spent many years looking for a fun and easy many different things in my life. I consider myself way to teach them how to read Chinese. to be part geek, part entrepreneur, part dreamer, and this project is a culmination of all these After years of searching, I didn't think that any elements. My experience in technology ventures of the methods out there were engaging enough. and my background as an entrepreneur with an So I did what any entrepreneur would do: I created artistic upbringing have given me the building my own method to learn how to read Chinese blocks to make Chineasy possible, but it is my characters - Chineasy. And you know what? It works. childhood and my children that have inspired me to make Chineasy a reality. I am proud to share Chineasy's goal is to allow people to learn to read Chineasy with all who want to learn and appreciate Chinese easily by recognizing characters through the beauty of the Chinese language. simple illustrations. The magical power of the Chineasy method is that, by learning one small set of building blocks (see p. 10), students can build Why Chineasy? many new characters and phrases. Master a few China is home to ancient traditions, breathtaking sets of building blocks, and your learning can be artwork and what is currently one of the world's accelerated to a whole new level. strongest economies. It comes as no surprise to me that recent years have seen a cultural trend With very little effort, students can quickly learn of Eastern migration by both young people and to read several hundred Chinese characters and business-minded individuals. Everyone is starting phrases, and gain a deeper understanding of the to pay more attention to China, Taiwan, Japan, historical and cultural references of the vocabulary. South Korea and other Asian countries as they Even though there are tens of thousands of become increasingly popular tourist destinations Chinese characters, only a few hundred are actually and increasingly important as cultural, financial necessary to comprehend basic Chinese literature, and industrial hubs. and to begin to delve into Chinese culture and art. ......... ....... ...... ... ·-····· .................................. ,. ~··························-············· .........' ............................................................................ ' .....................................- ......................... ···-··· ................................ .. THE CALLIGRAPHER'S DAUGHTER 9 How to Use the Book oooooooooeoooooooooo•oo•·····~o·•·••••••oooooooooooooooooto :····························-~····························· : : : •• : • ! • ..• • • . " A quick overview . ·.. ... :. : ....· .· .: . • ·.•• .. 0 • : : : l ••_ . .• : ··. .. " i ··... _ . ~ .. ... .·.. Each character in this book is introduced in its I• .,, :• ! ·- .• ! . l ···... 1. I ········· I •. .• Chinese form, followed by its English translation . l • .• .• • .• .• • • • • l and then its pinyin (the approximate sound of .• .• • i '•• • • • ••• •• • • • • • •• • • • • • • • * •• •I !........ ... ......... ~ : : • • • • the character; see p. 13). Each building block and •• • • • • • l .• .• i .• • .• .• compound character (these terms are explained • •• .• : . I .• .• .• l • . .. .. •• below) has a short introduction that teaches : ...· : : : :• : ... : !1 • : ..·· : -: ~ . • you some fun historical and cultural facts as you : ..· : . • • : .·· : ! • .: • • 0' • ,. •••• ••••••••••••••• ••••• • - · ··········••ooooooo •••••••• ·- .. .... .... ..... are learning the language. Also included are fire burning hot unillu.strated phrases (e.g. see 'heart' on p. 87) (building block) (compound) that will help to expand your vocabulary. ·····························-·················••ooooooooo, ,............................................................ o. t . .a • • • 0 6 • • • 0 • • . .• . • •• • .• .• • . - :• : . .: ::·. ... .: . At the end of the book there is a handy index •• • .• . .•.• .• .• that lists every character and phrase taught in .• .• ..• .• .• .• Chineasy, and provides you with its traditional ..• .• ..• . .• •. .• •. • • . and simplified forms (see opposite) and its pinyin. I••••• • •• ••• ••••• •• I I• ••• • • •• • • ••••• • t· . .• • • . .• . .. .• .• . •. .• .• •. • • .• . ..• .• .•.• .• Chineasy methodology • • • .• : .o• : . : .• . : .. : .. o·· : : .• • .• • 0 • • . : : : . The Chinese language is traditionally taught .... .• . •............................ oo-• • •••••••••• OIOJOOOOIIOOOO• •· ·····••••o• ••••••• ....................................... • • • through a series of between roughly 180 and • burning hot burning hot •• : • ·~···················· ··· ········· ·· ································~··················· ··· ···································· 215 radicals. These radicals are then used to form blazing (phrase) the characters of the Chinese language. Chineasy has broken down this c:;o llection of characters into their most basic and recurring forms, allowing students to learn fewer and simpler radicals that we have ter:med 'building blocks'. One building block (e.g. the character :k for 'fire', see p. 28), or a specific compound form of the building block (e.g."" 'fire', see p. 28), cah be combined with one or more other characters to make a compound character (e.g. ~'burning hot', see p. 29). Two or more independent characters can be placed next to one another to make phrases (e.g. ~~'blazing', seep. 30). In compounds, a whole new character is created; in phrases, the placement of characters next to one another gives a new meaning to the collection of characters. This principle of building blocks is what makes Chineasy so easy! o •• a o ~ · oo o o u oo o oo o O'! o o o o o o o • o oo-oo ~oo- o ,.,._... o • o oo o o -o ••o • oo o oo ooo o oo o •o oo o o oo u oo •'- ooo o -o o o o.o oo o o o o ooo o-oo oo o o oo o o -oo o.o• oo oo oo ooo ••• ooooo o ...... ooo • o oo oo.o o o oo-o o •• o o oo oo-o oo o oo o o o o-o• o t oo 0'! o
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