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MIKESCARLETT · by **MIKESCARLETT** on Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:45 pm

What is your opinion on the most efficient way to learn the characters? Are there any read/write software programs available?

Chengduboy09 · by **Chengduboy09** on Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:42 pm

Zap Chinese has a link that shows you how to write the radicals, you might want to check this our.

chinaadmin · by **chinaadmin** on Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:55 pm

Hi there,
have a look at the Grammar and Culture lessons. Each lesson will cover a few basic words and how they are made up.
Chinese characters are mostly composed of two parts, one part implies the meaning and the other tells about the pronunciation. When you come across a word, it is helpful to look at the components and to break it down to see what the parts mean and why they are there.
When it comes to writing, it is good to learn the basic strokes first, then radicals. There are some good reference books for writing. "Writing Chinese Characters" is one of them. Have a look online, I'm sure you can get a used copy quite cheap.

Enjoy your day!

barryh · by **barryh** on Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:14 am

Hi Mike,

I can recommend a book titled "Reading & Writing Chinese" by William McNaughton. Publisher is Tuttle Language Library.

Barryh

Oggiedoggy · by **Oggiedoggy** on Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:19 pm

http://www.nciku.com

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awesome.

barryh · by **barryh** on Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:06 am

I see it is some time since this question was raised...however, if you or others are looking for assistance to write the characters, while there are many options, I can recommend...

"Reading and Writing Chinese" by William McNaughton from the Tuttle Language Library.

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