This work is an integral part of the Chinese Medicine Language series for students and practitioners. It presents the first 100 characters based upon frequency of use in medical texts, as well as an overall program designed to help the student acquire the necessary tools for building a thorough vocabulary. This first volume presents the basics of Chinese characters along with the etymologies of the 100 most commonly seen characters. Designed as a workbook, it offers students practice in learning to read, recognize, and write the characters and provides the basic tools that students need to become familiar with the written language of Chinese medicine and thereby enrich their studies.
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Ken Rose has studied and practiced traditional Chinese medicine and Taijiquan since 1970. Since 1992 he has studied at the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese in Sichuan Province in the People's Republic of China, where he has also apprenticed with a number of traditional doctors and teachers. From 1994-1996 he was a visiting faculty member of the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, specializing in courses and seminars in the translation of Chinese medical terms and texts.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pay for 100 Characters, Get 100 Characters,
By Zoopeda (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chinese Medical Characters Volume 1 Basic Vocabulary (Paperback)
This is a book of the 100 most commonly used characters in traditional Chinese medical literature. If you are expecting more than a hundred, you'll be disappointed, but the 100 characters presented here are done so with clarity: 2 pages dedicated to each character. On the left, you have the character in simplified and traditional format (which is important, depending upon where in Taiwan or China you're reading Chinese), common ways and examples in which the character is used, an explanation of the component parts and significance of the character, and the etymology (evolution from the ancient pictograph into the modern), and on the facing page, there is a worksheet for practicing writing the character. Having studied Chinese for about two years in preparation for Chinese medical school, I feel the best way to remember these characters is to write write write! I was quite surprised to see that one reviewer complained that etymologies are offered here, since the symbolic significance and make-up of each character has really helped me to remember and differentiate between similar characters. (Sometimes you can really see the original meaning in the ancient script!) One thing this book could have had to further aid in memorization and usage is additional workbook type exercises and sample practice reading sections to help bridge the gap between this series and the rather dense Chinese Medical Chinese that follows. In terms of price, to be honest, having already studied a fair amount of Chinese, I think I would have paid 5 bucks just for a copy of the table of contents and done the research on my own. But for the beginning student, you're paying not only for the text, but for the assurance that it's been presented by a traditional Chinese medical language authority and veteran translator.
If you liked this book, the second, Acu Point Vocab, follows the same format and the third, Materia Medica Vocab, can also be found online elsewhere.
4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Write Chinese, good not great,
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This review is from: Chinese Medical Characters Volume 1 Basic Vocabulary (Paperback)
Exactly what I wanted, but then I wanted more...It covers a few characters and how they are written in many different ways. It can be a little confusing, pre-historic, ancient, modern, printed, etc. The authors feel the different forms are needed, but I really need only modern script. Also, I need more medical characters. This is Vol. one, and each of the next volumes will coaver more characters. I hope they publish them all in one book, before I graduate from TCM school. Right now, it is a lot of cash for a small book that just makes me want the next three books. Very valuble, and I'll use it for a few weeks but not return to it.
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