2013

[STORIES WITH CHINESE CHARACTERS THE STORY OF THE LONESOME HUMAN BEING ( )]
FUN AND FAST WAY TO LEARN CHINESE CHARACTERS

Stories with Chinese Characters (Calligraphy)

A fun way of learning Chinese Characters through stories. Did you know that the same 152 characters will make up 50% of any Chinese text ? The lonesome human being will introduce 11 of these most used characters. These 11 characters will represent around 4 % of characters in a Chinese text (3.8935%) Peter Palme Jona, 06. October 2012 Free to use for private. For commercial use please contact Peter Palme petepalme@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/peterpalme Further stories: The Story of the Sun

The lonesome human being

Once upon a time there was a very lonesome human being. It had no one else to play with. What shall I do? asked the human being. So it started to walk.

rn = human

It walked and walked and walked but could not find anyone. If I am big, the human being thought, maybe I have a better view on what is around me. So the lonesome human being spread its arms.

d = big, great

Even though the human being was now bigger it did not see anyone nor did anyone notice the human being. I need to grow till I reach the heaven, said the lonesome human to itself. It started to grow and continued to grow and grow and grow (Do you see the human being with its spread arms walking continuously around the square ? This is how you can remember the Chinese character for to continue)

yn = to continue

Now the human being was almost so big that it touched the sky.

tin = heaven

Suddenly it could not grow any further. The heaven was locked. The lonesome being started to cry.

gun = to close, to lock

Once the lonesome human stopped crying it looked down. Oh it is so beautiful, and it smiled for the first time.

mi = beautiful

And finally the lonesome human being discovered another lonesome human being. From now on the human being did not feel lonely anymore.

cng = from now on

And the two human beings were very, very happy. They played all day long until they were tired.

ling = two

One of their favorite games was a counting game. I am one, said the first human being. I am two, counted the other. Together we are two people, they both shouted out loud and laughed.

g = counting word, example ling g rn = two people

They also enjoyed a running game. Lets run up the hill, said the one to the other. They both started to run. I have arrived, shouted the first. Me too, shouted the second one. And they both hugged each other.

li = to arrive, to come to

Hide and seek was their other fun game. But each time they played it, one of them got scared. It felt lonesome again. And when they finally caught each other they said with relief. We are complete again and smiled. (The person ()and the king () united means complete)

qun = complete

This is now the best place to be in. I am so happy said one human being. This is correct replied the other. The End.

rn = correct, right


= two great beauty

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