Chinese Characters (CHNS-0052)

Spring 2025 · CHNS 0052 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Explores historical, cultural, and linguistic aspects of Chinese characters. Provides a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of Chinese characters, which enables students to expand their vocabulary in Chinese systematically and efficiently. Major topics include origins and evolution of Chinese characters, characters and culture, character structure and components, IT application, and pedagogy. Emphasis on application of knowledge to actual studies of characters. Prerequisite: Chinese 3 or equivalent. In English.

Course codes: CHNS-0052, CHNS 0052, CHNS0052, CHNS-52, CHNS 52, CHNS52

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