Eliza Fong Spring 2014

Chinese Character Presentation

Introduction: 1, it is? Yes, it is 1. Now, if I put it horizontally, can anybody tell me what it is? (English). They are Chinese characters. Today, I would like to talk about the Chinese characters: what is about their history, structure, and classification. First of all, I would like to talk about its history: According to research, Chinese characters are derived from the pictures. Here are some examples: (Visual Aids 1). Based on the historical records, its history dates back to Shang Dynasty, about 33 hundred years ago, ancient China. At that time, they were carved on pieces of bone and turtle shell, called Oracle. (Visual Aids 2) Then, I would like to talk about the Chinese characters structure: Usually, they are composed of two parts: left side indicates the meaning, and the right side indicates the sound. frame. /Their layout conforms to a square

How to write them? Normally, we write them from the left to right, from top to the bottom. For examples: , (Pinyin, English). Character components can be further subdivided into strokes. The strokes of Chinese characters fall into eight main categories: horizontal (), vertical (), leftfalling (), right-falling (), rising, dot (), hook (), turning (.) The last one, I would like to talk about what is their classification? Chinese characters are classified into two categories: simplified and traditional characters. Simplified forms are used in China and Singapore; the traditional ones are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. Here in the United States, we use the traditional version. If you can read simplified version, you can read both because simplified characters are derived from the traditional characters. Conclusion: Today, I discussed a little basic knowledge about the Chinese characters, including their history, structure, and classification. We know that they are derived from pictures, composed of meanings and sound, and with traditional and simplified two versions. Thank you for now, XieXie. ( traditional and simplified pinyin and english)

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