Chinese characters: their origin, etymology, history, classification and signification : a thorough study from Chinese documents
(2013)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2013
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486317007 (electronic bk.) MWT11606671, 0486317005 (electronic bk.) 11606671
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A series of etymological lessons classifies 2,300 Chinese characters, noting their modern and archaic forms, pronunciation, origin, semantic content, and variants, plus quotations of classical usage. Supplements include listings of phonetic elements and the primitives on which characters are based, an index of characters based on number of strokes, and other study aids
Mode of access: World Wide Web