How to Write Chinese Radicals

Get tips on how to write in Chinese calligraphy in this free video clip series on languages and writing other languages.

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Summary: China is one of the oldest recorded nations on the face of the earth and one of the most technically advanced as well. As humans we are able to trace back our lineage thousands of years and most end up going through China at some point along the way. The Chinese have one of the oldest forms of writing as well called calligraphy. This is a very difficult and complex series of lines, dots and characters that make up the Chinese alphabet. They also have separate symbols and characters for full words and even numbers.

Although Chinese is not the easiest language to learn to write, there are a few pieces of advice that can help you along the way. Our expert, Bo Feng, will show you the contemporary way of writing numbers to ten, and then an easier, condensed way to do the same thing. He will walk you step by step through each number and explain each line and dot. There is a lot of important detail in each lesson, and all are invaluable to the serious student. So, pick up your pen or quill and learn how to become an expert calligrapher.

About the Expert

Bo Feng is an experienced Chinese/English translator and interpreter. He has worked for Chinese International Travel Services, Lingnan Art Publishing House and Phillips Petroleum. He is also a practitioner of Chinese calligraphy and painting, producer of animated shorts, for which he has won a regional award at College Television Competition sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts and Science, in addition to being a web designer and internet marketer for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Currently, he is receiving an MA in Chinese candidate at UMass Amherst. Bo Feng has also earned an MA in Art and MFA in Computer Graphics, both from UMass Amherst.


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