This paper compares the simplified characters of China, Japan and Singapore, based on China's list of 2295 simplified characters. Charts summarize the comparisons by numbers of characters in each country, and a comparative table lists and illustrates simplified characters in these countries. Taiwanese forms are summarized separately. (CHK)

This article discusses the relationship between human gestures and the development of Chinese characters. The four main principles of Chinese writing are outlined, and the characters are discussed in terms of whole bodily attitudes, spatial relationships, and foot and manual gestures. (CLK)

This workbook, intended for use in a bilingual education setting, is designed to accompany the Level Two reader of the same series. Each page presents the Chinese characters in clear, large, pen-and-ink drawings, and provides spaces in which to copy and practice them. (AMH)