Cangjie is an input method for typing Chinese. Instead of typing the sound of the character and then selecting it from a pulldown list it allows you to touch type Chinese characters. I like it because it is included as part of the Mac operating system. It be downloadable for Windows operating systems. The first column is the letter code and the second column is the corresponding symbol. If you do choose to learn it I'd recommend starting of memorizing a few of the symbols at a time. If there is interest, leave a comment on the most recent post and I'll put together lists of characters with the same few elements...
Traditional characters are those used in Taiwan and Hong Kong and I hear that they are making a comeback on the mainland. Simplified characters are those used on the mainland.
I've included three romanization schemes. Why? to make it easier for everyone. Personally I love the GR method because it spells the words the way they sound and its that much easier to make yourself understood instead of trying to make the tone sound. Only challenge is that it may take a little bit more practice...
The Zhuyin symbols are those used in Taiwan. Handy to learn if you live in Taiwan because nearly everyone here understands and can use them.... well, nearly everybody who is local and who went to school here.
Another system I haven't included is the Yale system I like because like the GR system the spelling is closer to the way the word sounds but alas I don't think it is used nearly as much as Pin yin, which I also use in the PDF files.
Oops, nearly forgot, on some of the pages there is a column called Radical. This is the radical component of the character. I've included the radical itself, the name of radical (how it is pronounced) and also the number of the radical as well as the stroke count.
About Chinglishyoga
This blog is for people who are into yoga, both teachers and students. It is also for people who either want to learn English or Chinese. So now you can do both, learn a little bit more about yoga and learn Chinese (or English) at the same time. And even if you are interested in only one of these, then hopefully it will still be useful. And that's the real point, to make it easier for people to learn Chinese or English or Yoga or both.
Why Chinese and Yoga together? Because I teach yoga and I am a foreigner living in Taiwan. And so I'm trying to learn enough Chinese to teach yoga and a little beyond that. I'm also very interested in written chinese. Thats another one of my hobbies, Chinese calligraphy. And for those who are interested, I'm working on a similarly themed blog for Chinese and Tai Ji.
Why Chinese and Yoga together? Because I teach yoga and I am a foreigner living in Taiwan. And so I'm trying to learn enough Chinese to teach yoga and a little beyond that. I'm also very interested in written chinese. Thats another one of my hobbies, Chinese calligraphy. And for those who are interested, I'm working on a similarly themed blog for Chinese and Tai Ji.
Friday, May 9, 2008
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About the downloadable pdf files
Each PDF has four sections. The first section is a summary of all the phrases.
The second section breaks each phrase down into words with individual word definitions in English, and romanization in Gwoyeu Romatzyh, Pin Yin and Zhu Yin.
The third section lists all characters used in alphabetical order with their meaning, pronunciation, radical and Cangjie typing code. (Learn More About Cangjie Here).
The fourth secion lists all words (combinations of two or more characters) with their meaning and pronunciation.
I include links in the blog itself to the relevant pdf or you can go to the Download Page and choose which PDF's you want to download.
The second section breaks each phrase down into words with individual word definitions in English, and romanization in Gwoyeu Romatzyh, Pin Yin and Zhu Yin.
The third section lists all characters used in alphabetical order with their meaning, pronunciation, radical and Cangjie typing code. (Learn More About Cangjie Here).
The fourth secion lists all words (combinations of two or more characters) with their meaning and pronunciation.
I include links in the blog itself to the relevant pdf or you can go to the Download Page and choose which PDF's you want to download.
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