The expanding role of the Chinese language in international communications has become increasingly prominent as China’s comprehensive national power continues to grow,leading to a significant rise in the number of Ch...The expanding role of the Chinese language in international communications has become increasingly prominent as China’s comprehensive national power continues to grow,leading to a significant rise in the number of Chinese language learners.Since online teaching is not limited by time and space,its application is widespread.For beginners in the Chinese language,the Chinese characters are both a priority and a challenge.The“Chinese Character Classification,”also known as the“Six Writings,”is the earliest systematic theory of Chinese character structures,and teaching Chinese characters in categories based on the“Chinese Character Classification”is a method that fits the cognition of beginners.In order to teach Chinese characters in a targeted approach,based on the collection and analysis of the common errors of Chinese characters among beginners,(1)this paper proposes that(a)the intuitive method can be applied to teach pictographic characters,indicative characters,and associative compound characters in online teaching;(b)the inductive-deductive method of“basic characters to new characters”can be applied for the teaching of pictophonetic characters and associative compound characters;(c)the learning of character patterns should be approached in a whole-part-whole process,while importance should be attached to the suggestion of the frequency effect with a view to facilitating the online learning of Chinese characters for beginners.The aim of this paper is to provide some practical implications for the online teaching of Chinese characters to foreigners.展开更多
This research is based on the framework of social constructivism,utilizing the principle of Human Universals as a methodology to compare the similarities and differences between the ideation and formation methods of C...This research is based on the framework of social constructivism,utilizing the principle of Human Universals as a methodology to compare the similarities and differences between the ideation and formation methods of Chinese characters and English alphabets.Through comparative analysis of the ideation of English letters(pictogramme)and the origin of Chinese characters,known as the"Six Categories Theory,"we discover their alignment in terms of social,traditional,and cultural aspects.This suggests that different ethnic groups share common features in terms of life experience,learning cognitive development,and thinking habits.This study also finds that the origins of English letters and Chinese characters share similar linguistic features in their methods of constructing letters/characters,such as pictographic,ideographic,and semantic characteristics.Exploring these commonalities contributes to promoting learning and communication between Chinese and English characters.Additionally,by focusing on socio-cultural aspects,traditional customs,and cognitive learning,this study aims to break away from the traditional linguistic research approach that solely focuses on language differences.This provides a broader perspective and richer dimensions for Chinese and English language learning,facilitating the development of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication.展开更多
In order to deepen our rational understanding of Chinese characters,it is necessary to reexamine the value of it today.The reason why Chinese characters can keep vital is that it fits the unique thinking mode and aest...In order to deepen our rational understanding of Chinese characters,it is necessary to reexamine the value of it today.The reason why Chinese characters can keep vital is that it fits the unique thinking mode and aesthetic standards of the Han People.In the meantime,it intervenes in Chinese ontology by improving the resolution ratio of information trans,and objectively performs the function of the fourth element of language.展开更多
The hand-written Chinese characters reorganization input system, introduced by the Shenbi Electronics, Science and Technology Corporation Ltd. in Guangzhou, is made of advancedoverseas computer identification technolo...The hand-written Chinese characters reorganization input system, introduced by the Shenbi Electronics, Science and Technology Corporation Ltd. in Guangzhou, is made of advancedoverseas computer identification technology. It consists of an input board and identification software.展开更多
The Chinese pictographs for 土 tǔ (earth) are "(?)", "(?)" and "(?)", reflecting the Chinese people of remote antiquity’s understanding of earth. They divided it into two layers, upper ...The Chinese pictographs for 土 tǔ (earth) are "(?)", "(?)" and "(?)", reflecting the Chinese people of remote antiquity’s understanding of earth. They divided it into two layers, upper and subterranean, and used the "二" in "土" to represent both layers, the central "(?)" representing the plants展开更多
Some Chinese characters refer to natural phenomena andsubstances, such as "雨" yu (rain), "云" yun (clouds), "雪" xue (snow),"电" dian (lightning) and "雷" lei (thunde...Some Chinese characters refer to natural phenomena andsubstances, such as "雨" yu (rain), "云" yun (clouds), "雪" xue (snow),"电" dian (lightning) and "雷" lei (thunder). The original form of "雨"was"(?)," in which"(?)" represents the cloud layer, and"(?)"symbolizes rain drops.展开更多
“木” mu (wood) has been variously represented as “■ ”“■,” “木 ” and “木 ” throughout history.“ - ” symbolizes branches, “(?) ” a tree trunk, and “(?)” its roots, all three forming a tree. In China, t...“木” mu (wood) has been variously represented as “■ ”“■,” “木 ” and “木 ” throughout history.“ - ” symbolizes branches, “(?) ” a tree trunk, and “(?)” its roots, all three forming a tree. In China, talent is often likened to a tree. There is an old saying, “It takes ten years to grow a tree, but one hundred years to establish a people.” “木” is a component of constructions such as “木材” mucai(timber) “木工” mu gong(woodworker) and “木匠” mujiang (carpenter).展开更多
This survey study aims to investigate the perceptions learners have of the character-learning strategies they employ when taking a web-based course in Chinese.The seven Likert-scale statements are included in the ques...This survey study aims to investigate the perceptions learners have of the character-learning strategies they employ when taking a web-based course in Chinese.The seven Likert-scale statements are included in the questionnaire to examine learners’opinions on the three character-learning strategies that are widely used in traditional campus courses.A total of 65 students who completed the beginner level‘Chinese Characters’web-based course at a university in Sweden completed the survey.The results suggest that students in web-based courses consider these three strategies to be just as helpful and effective as campus students;moreover,the more orthodox strategy-rote learning-is found to be the most popular among distance students.Furthermore,findings of this study provide insight into the limitations and advantages associated with a web-based course,and also the possible effect learners’age and gender may have on learning strategy preferences.展开更多
This paper discusses the inheritance and application of Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style.It begins by analyzing the visual features of Western reverse contrast typeface styles,with a focus on Caslon I...This paper discusses the inheritance and application of Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style.It begins by analyzing the visual features of Western reverse contrast typeface styles,with a focus on Caslon Italian and French Clarendon,providing a Western perspective reference for subsequent Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style designs.The paper then traces the origins of the Chinese reverse contrast style,from the calligraphy style"Lacquer Script"to the earliest printing type"フワンテール形",exploring the historical background and cultural significance of the Chinese reverse contrast style.In the methodology section of Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style design,the discussion is conducted from two dimensions:inheritance and application.In terms of inheritance,through an in-depth analysis of"Lacquer Script"and"フワンテール形"typeface style,the paper summarizes three basic theories for modern Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style design.In the application section,it examines in detail the two most influential recent typeface styles,"Ribaasu"and"Basic Artistic",outlining three directions of application:extreme horizontal stroke variations,exaggerated contrast,and diverse decorative strokes,showcasing new directions and possibilities for Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style design.This paper not only reviews the developmental history of the Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style but also analyzes the design methodology of Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style through specific case studies.展开更多
Objective To review the major achievements in dyslexia in Chinese characters, hoping to give some clues for future studies. Data sources Both Chinese and English language literature search using PUBMED, and original a...Objective To review the major achievements in dyslexia in Chinese characters, hoping to give some clues for future studies. Data sources Both Chinese and English language literature search using PUBMED, and original articles published in main Chinese and international journals. Study selection After reviewing the literature, 54 articles were selected that specifically addressed the stated purpose. Results The results of studies about the subtypes, cerebral basis, reading processing model, event-related potential （ERP） and saccadic features between English and Chinese dyslexia are different. Conclusions in the last ten years, great progress has been made in the study of dyslexia in Chinese characters. However, there are still many problems and shortcomings which need to be investigated.展开更多
A support system for form-correction of Chinese characters is developedbased upon a generation model SAM, and its feasibility is evaluated. SAMis excelIent as a model for generating Chinese characters, but it is diffi...A support system for form-correction of Chinese characters is developedbased upon a generation model SAM, and its feasibility is evaluated. SAMis excelIent as a model for generating Chinese characters, but it is difficult todetermine appropriate parameters because the use of calligraphic knowledge isneeded. By noticing that calligraphic knowledge of calligraphists is includedin their corrective actions, we adopt a strategy to acquire calligraphic knowl-edge by monitoring, recording and analyzing corrective actions of calligraphists,and try to realize an environment under which calligraphists can easily makecorrections to character forms and which can record corrective actions of cal-ligraphists without interfering with them. In this paper, we first construct amodel of correcting procedurcs of calligraphists, which is composed of typicalcorrecting procedures that are acquired by extensively observing their correc-tive actions and interviewing them, and develop a form-correcting system forbrush-written Chinese characters by using the model. Secondly, through actualcorrecting experiments, we demonstrate that parameters within SAM can beeasily corrected at the level of character patterns by our system, and show thatit is effective and easy for calligraphists to be used by evaluating effectivenessof the correcting model, sufficiency of its functions and execution speed.展开更多
A form evaluation system for brush-written Chinese characters is developed.Calligraphic knowledge used in the system is represented in the form of ruleswith the help of a data structure proposed in this paper. Reflect...A form evaluation system for brush-written Chinese characters is developed.Calligraphic knowledge used in the system is represented in the form of ruleswith the help of a data structure proposed in this paper. Reflecting the spe-cific hierarchical relations among radicals and strokes of Chinese characters,the proposed data structure is based upon a character model that can generatebrush-written Chinese characters on a computer. Through evaluation experi-ments using the developed system, it is shown that representation of calligraphicknowledge and form evaluation of Chinese characters can be smoothly realizedif the data structure is utilized.展开更多
A method, called Two-Dimensional Extended Attribute Grammars (2-DEAGs). for the recognition of hand-printed Chinese characters is presented. This method uses directly two dimensional information, and pro- vides a sche...A method, called Two-Dimensional Extended Attribute Grammars (2-DEAGs). for the recognition of hand-printed Chinese characters is presented. This method uses directly two dimensional information, and pro- vides a scheme for dealing with various kinds of specific cases in a uniform way. In this method, components are drawn in guided and redundant way and reductions are made level by level just in accordance with the com- ponent combination relations of Chinese characters. The method provides also polysemous grammars, coexisting grammars and structure inferrings which constrain redundant recognition by comparison among similar characters or components and greatly increase the tolerance ability to distortion.展开更多
·Available in both German and English?·15 lessons with 295 characters?·Exercises and games designed to develop students’ability to recognize and use characters·Form the 'Chinese Language,Chine...·Available in both German and English?·15 lessons with 295 characters?·Exercises and games designed to develop students’ability to recognize and use characters·Form the 'Chinese Language,Chinese Characters' textbook series,planned by Dr.Brigitte klla of Zurich University,expert in teaching展开更多
On Aug20,Jiang Feng,representing the People’s Daily Overseas Edition and Jnocnews,a Japan-based Chinese language newspaper,interviewed CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin,together with former prime minister of Japan Fukuda Y...On Aug20,Jiang Feng,representing the People’s Daily Overseas Edition and Jnocnews,a Japan-based Chinese language newspaper,interviewed CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin,together with former prime minister of Japan Fukuda Yasuo,at the Tkasaki municipal government offices in展开更多
·Available in both German and English·15 lessons with 295 characters·Exercises and games designed to develop students’ability to recognize and use characters·From the'Chinese Language,Chinese ...·Available in both German and English·15 lessons with 295 characters·Exercises and games designed to develop students’ability to recognize and use characters·From the'Chinese Language,Chinese Characters'textbook series,planned by Dr.Brigitte Kolla of Zurich University,expert in teaching Chinese·Entry-level textbook for use after Chinese Characters:Writing and Chinese Language:I·Complete with instruction manual.展开更多
基金an outcome of the project of Sichuan University,“A Preliminary Study on Online Chinese Character Teaching Strategies for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language During the COVID-19 Pandemic,”Project No.2022 Self-Research-Overseas 008。
文摘The expanding role of the Chinese language in international communications has become increasingly prominent as China’s comprehensive national power continues to grow,leading to a significant rise in the number of Chinese language learners.Since online teaching is not limited by time and space,its application is widespread.For beginners in the Chinese language,the Chinese characters are both a priority and a challenge.The“Chinese Character Classification,”also known as the“Six Writings,”is the earliest systematic theory of Chinese character structures,and teaching Chinese characters in categories based on the“Chinese Character Classification”is a method that fits the cognition of beginners.In order to teach Chinese characters in a targeted approach,based on the collection and analysis of the common errors of Chinese characters among beginners,(1)this paper proposes that(a)the intuitive method can be applied to teach pictographic characters,indicative characters,and associative compound characters in online teaching;(b)the inductive-deductive method of“basic characters to new characters”can be applied for the teaching of pictophonetic characters and associative compound characters;(c)the learning of character patterns should be approached in a whole-part-whole process,while importance should be attached to the suggestion of the frequency effect with a view to facilitating the online learning of Chinese characters for beginners.The aim of this paper is to provide some practical implications for the online teaching of Chinese characters to foreigners.
文摘This research is based on the framework of social constructivism,utilizing the principle of Human Universals as a methodology to compare the similarities and differences between the ideation and formation methods of Chinese characters and English alphabets.Through comparative analysis of the ideation of English letters(pictogramme)and the origin of Chinese characters,known as the"Six Categories Theory,"we discover their alignment in terms of social,traditional,and cultural aspects.This suggests that different ethnic groups share common features in terms of life experience,learning cognitive development,and thinking habits.This study also finds that the origins of English letters and Chinese characters share similar linguistic features in their methods of constructing letters/characters,such as pictographic,ideographic,and semantic characteristics.Exploring these commonalities contributes to promoting learning and communication between Chinese and English characters.Additionally,by focusing on socio-cultural aspects,traditional customs,and cognitive learning,this study aims to break away from the traditional linguistic research approach that solely focuses on language differences.This provides a broader perspective and richer dimensions for Chinese and English language learning,facilitating the development of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication.
文摘In order to deepen our rational understanding of Chinese characters,it is necessary to reexamine the value of it today.The reason why Chinese characters can keep vital is that it fits the unique thinking mode and aesthetic standards of the Han People.In the meantime,it intervenes in Chinese ontology by improving the resolution ratio of information trans,and objectively performs the function of the fourth element of language.
文摘The hand-written Chinese characters reorganization input system, introduced by the Shenbi Electronics, Science and Technology Corporation Ltd. in Guangzhou, is made of advancedoverseas computer identification technology. It consists of an input board and identification software.
文摘The Chinese pictographs for 土 tǔ (earth) are "(?)", "(?)" and "(?)", reflecting the Chinese people of remote antiquity’s understanding of earth. They divided it into two layers, upper and subterranean, and used the "二" in "土" to represent both layers, the central "(?)" representing the plants
文摘Some Chinese characters refer to natural phenomena andsubstances, such as "雨" yu (rain), "云" yun (clouds), "雪" xue (snow),"电" dian (lightning) and "雷" lei (thunder). The original form of "雨"was"(?)," in which"(?)" represents the cloud layer, and"(?)"symbolizes rain drops.
文摘“木” mu (wood) has been variously represented as “■ ”“■,” “木 ” and “木 ” throughout history.“ - ” symbolizes branches, “(?) ” a tree trunk, and “(?)” its roots, all three forming a tree. In China, talent is often likened to a tree. There is an old saying, “It takes ten years to grow a tree, but one hundred years to establish a people.” “木” is a component of constructions such as “木材” mucai(timber) “木工” mu gong(woodworker) and “木匠” mujiang (carpenter).
文摘This survey study aims to investigate the perceptions learners have of the character-learning strategies they employ when taking a web-based course in Chinese.The seven Likert-scale statements are included in the questionnaire to examine learners’opinions on the three character-learning strategies that are widely used in traditional campus courses.A total of 65 students who completed the beginner level‘Chinese Characters’web-based course at a university in Sweden completed the survey.The results suggest that students in web-based courses consider these three strategies to be just as helpful and effective as campus students;moreover,the more orthodox strategy-rote learning-is found to be the most popular among distance students.Furthermore,findings of this study provide insight into the limitations and advantages associated with a web-based course,and also the possible effect learners’age and gender may have on learning strategy preferences.
文摘This paper discusses the inheritance and application of Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style.It begins by analyzing the visual features of Western reverse contrast typeface styles,with a focus on Caslon Italian and French Clarendon,providing a Western perspective reference for subsequent Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style designs.The paper then traces the origins of the Chinese reverse contrast style,from the calligraphy style"Lacquer Script"to the earliest printing type"フワンテール形",exploring the historical background and cultural significance of the Chinese reverse contrast style.In the methodology section of Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style design,the discussion is conducted from two dimensions:inheritance and application.In terms of inheritance,through an in-depth analysis of"Lacquer Script"and"フワンテール形"typeface style,the paper summarizes three basic theories for modern Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style design.In the application section,it examines in detail the two most influential recent typeface styles,"Ribaasu"and"Basic Artistic",outlining three directions of application:extreme horizontal stroke variations,exaggerated contrast,and diverse decorative strokes,showcasing new directions and possibilities for Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style design.This paper not only reviews the developmental history of the Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style but also analyzes the design methodology of Chinese character reverse contrast typeface style through specific case studies.
基金This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 30671771）.
文摘Objective To review the major achievements in dyslexia in Chinese characters, hoping to give some clues for future studies. Data sources Both Chinese and English language literature search using PUBMED, and original articles published in main Chinese and international journals. Study selection After reviewing the literature, 54 articles were selected that specifically addressed the stated purpose. Results The results of studies about the subtypes, cerebral basis, reading processing model, event-related potential （ERP） and saccadic features between English and Chinese dyslexia are different. Conclusions in the last ten years, great progress has been made in the study of dyslexia in Chinese characters. However, there are still many problems and shortcomings which need to be investigated.
文摘A support system for form-correction of Chinese characters is developedbased upon a generation model SAM, and its feasibility is evaluated. SAMis excelIent as a model for generating Chinese characters, but it is difficult todetermine appropriate parameters because the use of calligraphic knowledge isneeded. By noticing that calligraphic knowledge of calligraphists is includedin their corrective actions, we adopt a strategy to acquire calligraphic knowl-edge by monitoring, recording and analyzing corrective actions of calligraphists,and try to realize an environment under which calligraphists can easily makecorrections to character forms and which can record corrective actions of cal-ligraphists without interfering with them. In this paper, we first construct amodel of correcting procedurcs of calligraphists, which is composed of typicalcorrecting procedures that are acquired by extensively observing their correc-tive actions and interviewing them, and develop a form-correcting system forbrush-written Chinese characters by using the model. Secondly, through actualcorrecting experiments, we demonstrate that parameters within SAM can beeasily corrected at the level of character patterns by our system, and show thatit is effective and easy for calligraphists to be used by evaluating effectivenessof the correcting model, sufficiency of its functions and execution speed.
文摘A form evaluation system for brush-written Chinese characters is developed.Calligraphic knowledge used in the system is represented in the form of ruleswith the help of a data structure proposed in this paper. Reflecting the spe-cific hierarchical relations among radicals and strokes of Chinese characters,the proposed data structure is based upon a character model that can generatebrush-written Chinese characters on a computer. Through evaluation experi-ments using the developed system, it is shown that representation of calligraphicknowledge and form evaluation of Chinese characters can be smoothly realizedif the data structure is utilized.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.6883024.
文摘A method, called Two-Dimensional Extended Attribute Grammars (2-DEAGs). for the recognition of hand-printed Chinese characters is presented. This method uses directly two dimensional information, and pro- vides a scheme for dealing with various kinds of specific cases in a uniform way. In this method, components are drawn in guided and redundant way and reductions are made level by level just in accordance with the com- ponent combination relations of Chinese characters. The method provides also polysemous grammars, coexisting grammars and structure inferrings which constrain redundant recognition by comparison among similar characters or components and greatly increase the tolerance ability to distortion.
文摘·Available in both German and English?·15 lessons with 295 characters?·Exercises and games designed to develop students’ability to recognize and use characters·Form the 'Chinese Language,Chinese Characters' textbook series,planned by Dr.Brigitte klla of Zurich University,expert in teaching
文摘On Aug20,Jiang Feng,representing the People’s Daily Overseas Edition and Jnocnews,a Japan-based Chinese language newspaper,interviewed CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin,together with former prime minister of Japan Fukuda Yasuo,at the Tkasaki municipal government offices in
文摘·Available in both German and English·15 lessons with 295 characters·Exercises and games designed to develop students’ability to recognize and use characters·From the'Chinese Language,Chinese Characters'textbook series,planned by Dr.Brigitte Kolla of Zurich University,expert in teaching Chinese·Entry-level textbook for use after Chinese Characters:Writing and Chinese Language:I·Complete with instruction manual.
