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The origin of Chinese characters : an illustrated history and word guide /
In China, an educated person has to know 8,000 characters or more - a daunting task by any measure. Meanwhile, Western students struggle to learn a few hundred of them. How much easier it is to learn, when you have a clue as to the origins and hidden meanings of the symbols! An enthusiastic educator...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Algora Publishing,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The origin of Chinese characters : |b an illustrated history and word guide / |c Kihoon Le. |
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| 505 | 8 | |a A beautiful Shaman wearing lamb's horns4. The Religious Ceremony With Rice, Wine, Meat And Blood; The vassals standing in their own place; Wine and meat brings fortune; Government official offers celebratory prayer; Bow down to god; A plate containing blood; 5. Animal Sacrifices For Religious Ceremonies; Various animals were used for ceremonial sacrifice; Meat for rituals prepared carefully; Tigers and dogs as ritual sacrifices; A Ceremony of a Cow in Water; 6. Messengers of God: Bronze, and Bones; Message of god sent through bronze plate; Sacred Bones which show the god's anger and joy. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Face/Head and eyesRight and Left hands; 4. House, Food, and Clothes; House made out of hay; House with doors; Dishes and food; Wine for sacred ceremony; Weaving cloth; A garment with a tail; 5. Everyday Activities; Going Out; Roads in four directions; Sit down and rest under the trees; Bathing in a big tub; Tattoos; Listen, laugh or cry; Think and love; 6. Knowledge & Learning; Book/ Volume; Tossing four sticks to tell a fortune; Five elements of the universe; 7. Money & Partying; Seashells as currency; Making ornaments or money with seashells; Seashell coins. | |
| 520 | |a In China, an educated person has to know 8,000 characters or more - a daunting task by any measure. Meanwhile, Western students struggle to learn a few hundred of them. How much easier it is to learn, when you have a clue as to the origins and hidden meanings of the symbols! An enthusiastic educator and a highly esteemed scholar in Chinese calligraphy explores ancient life in China and shows how the characters derived from early pictograms. He presents groups of words together with glimpses of early life, opening our eyes to Asian traditions and concepts as well as the words to describe them. | ||
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