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Chinese Calligraphy - From Pictograph to Ideogram: The History of 214 Essential Chinese/Japanese Characters (Hardcover)
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Chinese Calligraphy - From Pictograph to Ideogram: The History of 214 Essential Chinese/Japanese Characters (Hardcover)
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Written Chinese can call upon about 40,000 characters, many of
which originated some 6,000 years ago as little pictures of
everyday objects used by the ancients to communicate with one
another. To convey more abstract ideas or concepts, the Chinese
stylized and combined their pictographs. For instance, the
character for GCmanGC GCoa straight back above two strong
legsGCobecomes, with the addition of a head and shoulders and arms
held sternly akimbo, the character for GCofficial.GC This book,
modeled after a classic compilation of the Chinese language done in
the 18th century, introduces readers to the 214 root pictographs or
symbols upon which this writing system, whose rich complexities
hold a wealth of cultural meaning, is based. These key characters,
called radicals, are all delightfully presented in this volume,
with their graphic development traced stage-by-stage to the present
representation, where even now (in many of them) one can easily
make out what was originally picturedGCowith the authorGCOs
guidance. Centuries ago, when the Japanese took up writing, they
also adopted these symbols, though they gave them different names
in their own spoken language. Each of the 214 classic radicals is
charmingly explored by the author, both for its etymology and for
what it reveals about Chinese history and culture. Chinese
characters are marvels of graphic design, and this book even shows
the proper way to write each radical, stroke by stroke. Finally,
there are also samples of each radical combined with other radicals
and character elements to demonstrate how new characters are
formedGCosome 8,000 have been added to the language since the
eighteenth century. With all its expertly executed calligraphic
illustrations and fascinating commentary, this book serves as an
excellent introduction to Chinese writing and its milieu.
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