Thesis (M.A.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Arts - Department of Chinese

China is country with an ancient and impressive culture , this culture requires a language to serve as a mirror that reflects the social life of that ancient country , and the Chinese character are also an important tool to identify the cultural development , and clearly reflect the emergence of that culture in various field . Chinese characters are regarded as a window through which we can recognize and consider the fabric of the Chinese society. The subject of this study revolves around the concept of the Chinese characters and their definitions , composition and the types of literature (such as icons representation , signaling , symbols have been developed compared to other languages . The objective of subject :through careful analysis of the symbols most commonly most commonly used in Chinese language , to make student more aware of the development and change of Chinese characters and present key elements to study icons such as : " methods of writing use the roots of words , lines used with writing . Study illustrations of the character " to help those elements to solve the problems facing student study language such as: "write mistake , difficult remember character , difficult known meaning "and make them know the basic character and use them correctly . One of the most important objectives of the subject is to reveal the secrets of Chinese character and that will assist foreign student to enjoy their studies of the Chinese symbols

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