The Chinese word for horse and other stories
By: by John Lewis ; illustrated by Peter Rigby.
Contributors: Rigby, Peter, 1938-
Publisher: Schocken Books
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Chinese language -- Etymology -- Anecdotes.; Calligraphy, Chinese -- Anecdotes.; Chinese language -- Etymology -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc.; Chinese characters -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc.
Description: Presents three brief, related stories designed to introduce the meaning and origin of the characters for 30 Chinese words. The characters themselves form part of the illustrations.
Table of contents: title: The Chinese word for horse.; title: The Chinese man and the Chinese woman.; title: The Chinese word for thief.