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Chinese Medical Characters Vo.ume 3: Materia Medica

Description: By Nigel Wiseman & Yu Huang Zhang 217 pages, 156mm x 235mm Including illustrations Softback Paradigm Publications, 2006 ISBN: 0-912111-76-3 Basic Information: Volume 3 of the Chinese Medical Characters series presents both simplified and complex forms for 100 characters that are frequently encountered in materia medica study, providing an in-depth look at the most commonly used characters in the field of medicinal therapy. Significs and stroke counts, commonly used equivalents, character composition, explanation of meaning, and examples of character combinations are included. The stroke sequence showing how to write the character is presented, and space for students to practice writing the characters is provided. The appendix contains a systematic list of the characters presented in the text as well as all characters presented in Volumes One and Two of the series. By gaining familiarity with the words and meanings that make up many medicinal names, readers will discover additional insights into the substances themselves. The frequent occurrence of these characters in medical Chinese makes this text a must for any practitioner seeking to expand their knowledge of Chinese language and medicinal therapy. About the authors: Nigel Wiseman was born in England on April 21, 1954. He received a Bachelor's degree in Spanish and German interpreting and translation in 1976 from Herriot Watt University in Edinburgh. He has lived in Taiwan for the last 16 years. For the past six years, he has been a lecturer in Chinese medical English and medical Latin at China Medical College, Taiwan. He is the author of a number of highly respected Chinese medical works including Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine , Fundamentals of Chinese Acupuncture, and An English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine. He is currently completing his doctorate in Complementary Health and Applied Linguistics at the University of Exeter, England. Other titles by Nigel Wiseman & Yu Huang Zhang: Chinese Medical Characters Volume 1: Basic Vocabulary Chinese Medical Characters Volume 2 : Acupoint Vocabulary Chinese Medical Chinese: Grammar & Vocabulary  Be the first to review this product! Price: R350.66 Tell a Friend Write review / comment

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