{"product_id":"chinese-characters-9781602201071","title":"Chinese Characters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the history and meanings behind Chinese characters with this fascinating language book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLanguage can give a tremendous insight into the culture of a nation. Chinese characters, with their strong pictorial aspect, provide a great source of revealing information regarding ancient Chinese civilization and its historical connection with contemporary Chinese writing. As you turn the pages, you will tour a carefully selected collection of Chinese characters in daily use, illustrated by beautiful ancient inscriptions as well as both simple and detailed explanations. From these you can gain a better understanding and appreciation of the evolution of Chinese characters and the culture embodied in them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Chinese characters in this book are a modest representation which gives a clue to the amazing relationship between their forms and meanings.  Generally they fall into four categories: radicals, people or body parts, plants and nature as well as objects, all related to the simple aspects of daily life in ancient China.","brand":"Shanghai Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515887706455,"sku":"9781602201071","price":13.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chinese-characters-9781602201071","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}