Most people think learning Chinese characters is difficult and hard. It can be. However, it is very rewarding as Chinese characters are the crystallization of the wisdom of Chinese ancestors. Developed over the past five thousand years, it is one of the world's most ancient texts. The key to reading Chinese is in decoding the charm of Chinese characters as the image of the word lurks in a wealth of aesthetics and poetry. With practice you can learn to see the images embedded in the characters; when this happens, reading Chinese becomes fun and easy. This approach is suitable for students of...