Jiageng Fan specializes in the linguistic relationship between the
Chinese and Japanese languages and scripts, focusing on the
etymology of characters. He has lived, studied and taught Chinese,
Japanese and English in China and Australia and has traveled
extensively. After obtaining a B.A. at Guangdong University of
Foreign Studies, then working as a magazine editor, he moved to
Christchurch, New Zealand, where he earned a First Class Honours
Degree from the University of Canterbury.
William McNaughton was the founding teacher of Chinese at Oberlin
College. From 1986 he taught at Hong Kong's City University, where
he was the founding program leader of the BA (Honours) program in
Translation and Interpretation.
"I wish we'd all been given a copy of this in the first year of
university. Even now I can find gems of information about Chinese
characters in this book that I didn't know before. It's a nice book
to have around." —Hugh Grigg, East Asia Student blog
"…learning how to write Chinese characters will provide a more
thorough understanding of their structure and composition, as well
as open the door to the world of Chinese calligraphy. William
McNaughton's Reading and Writing Chinese is an excellent
introduction to this knowledge." —Qiu Gui Su, About.com Mandarin
Language
"…this book can be the best choice for Chinese beginners who want
to learn Chinese characters. With exact pronunciation, lively
definition and derivation, it will make the process of characters
learning more interesting and easier." —Yes-Chinese.com
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