Handbook of Common Classical Chinese Characters in Middle School (Cihai Edition)

Author: Xu Lili, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This "Handbook" has the following characteristics: It aligns with the requirements of the language arts curriculum reform, and the selected words and phrases are highly targeted. The 150 practical characters and 15 classical function words introduced in the Handbook are all key points for high school students to master as stipulated by the Ministry of Education's "Language Arts Teaching Syllabus" and "Language Arts Curriculum Standards" (According to the needs of reading texts, the Handbook includes 30 more commonly used practical characters than the "Curriculum Standards"). Any difficulties and key points encountered in learning can be conveniently found in this Handbook. This helps middle school students grasp the key points and study and review with precision. The selection of meanings for polysemous words is appropriate and practical. For the 150 practical characters and 15 function words, the Handbook provides detailed explanations of their common meanings, especially their usage in common middle school language arts texts. The definitions take into account the form, sound, meaning, and grammatical features. After the definitions, a special section titled "Analysis" is set up to explain the easily confused aspects of each word or phrase in terms of meaning, usage, and grammatical function, enabling middle school students to more firmly master the learned content through comparison and analysis. The examples cited are primarily classical Chinese sentences that have appeared in middle school language arts textbooks over the years. The "Appendix" at the end of the Handbook introduces common knowledge of classical Chinese syntax, which can be used for reference during study. The Handbook also includes two indexes—stroke order and pinyin—for the selected characters, for easy lookup.