The major struggle facing all beginning Chinese language students is learning to recognize,

read and write hundreds of Chinese characters. The Second 100 Chinese Characters: Simplified Character Edition adopts a structural approach that helps students to

overcome this initial difficulty and quickly master the basic Chinese characters that are

fundamental to this language. Intended for use after The First 100 Chinese Characters:

Simplified Edition, this second volume contain another 100 characters that have been carefully selected and sequenced for rapid and effective learning.

Each Chinese character is shown separately on a single page, along with its English definitions, hanyu pinyin romanization, alternate form, a stroke-order guide and ample space for writing practice. Also included are three indexes—alphabetical by the English meanings, the pinyin romanization and by radicals—for quick and easy reference, along with extra sheets of blank boxes for writing practice.