{"product_id":"9781602201071","title":"Chinese Characters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the history and meanings behind Chinese characters with this fascinating language book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage can give a tremendous insight into the culture of a nation. Chinese characters, with their strong pictorial aspect, provide a great source of revealing information regarding ancient Chinese civilization and its historical connection with contemporary Chinese writing. As you turn the pages, you will tour a carefully selected collection of Chinese characters in daily use, illustrated by beautiful ancient inscriptions as well as both simple and detailed explanations. From these you can gain a better understanding and appreciation of the evolution of Chinese characters and the culture embodied in them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chinese characters in this book are a modest representation which gives a clue to the amazing relationship between their forms and meanings. Generally they fall into four categories: radicals, people or body parts, plants and nature as well as objects, all related to the simple aspects of daily life in ancient China.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shanghai Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037039509744,"sku":"9781602201071","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781602201071_p0.jpg?v=1763829021","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781602201071","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}