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[THE STORY OF THE SUN

STORIES WITH CHINESE CHARACTERS (CALLIGRAPHY)]
The fun and one of the fastest ways of learning Chinese Characters through stories for children and adults.

Stories with Chinese Characters (Calligraphy)

The fun and fast way to learn Chinese Characters through stories. Did you know that the same 152 characters will make up 50% of any Chinese text ? Peter Palme Jona, 06. May 2013 Free for private use. For commercial use please contact: Peter Palme petepalme@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/peterpalme

animated way how to write this Chinese character. In most cases two Characters (two syllables) make up a word. The idea of this text is to help children or adults learn in a fun and fast way the most used Chinese Characters. As it builds on our natural way of learning through association, the learner who masters all 152 most used Chinese characters will reach a threshold. From there on the student can read simple Chinese texts and can often guess the meaning of a new character in the text without having to consult the dictionary. Writing and reading Chinese characters will also improve the IQ and learning agility as several research studies have shown. There are many fun ways to work, play and learn with these characters especially with children. Further stories: The Lonesome Human Being 11 Characters will introduce around 4% of characters used in any Chinese Text.

The story of the sun will introduce 15 characters. These characters will represent around 8 % of characters used in any Chinese text (7.7886%)

Advice: Before you read to children, you can print out the story . While you read the children can color the Chinese characters in the text. In the appendix of the story the stroke order of the Chinese Characters are listed. A link will direct you to a sound file which will introduce you to the pronunciation of the character. Another link will show if available in

The Story of the Sun

One day as the sun was shining as usual, the sun suddenly began to think. For the first time ever the sun was asking herself many questions about: Why do I exist? Where do I come from? And while the sun was in deep thought black spots formed on her surface. But the thoughts continued .

r = sun

There were so many questions springing up in the mind of the sun. But eventually one big question formed: What is the meaning of my existence? The Sun put on her graduation hat and threw her whole

heart

into thinking about the one big question.

And all of a sudden all the other open questions vanished and this was the only thought left, which kept the sun busy thinking about.

y = conscience, thought, opinion, mind

After many years of thinking and thinking about her one big final question lastly one answer came to the troubled mind of the sun The meaning of my existence is to shine bright for the people living on the planet earth the sun thought. Suddenly the dark sun spots vanished and the sun smiled for the first time again. I have to tell it to the moon, the sun said.

yu = moon

The moon listened intensively to the thoughts and the questions of the sun she had asked herself during all those years. And when the sun presented the answer to the final question, the moon nodded. Yes indeed, he said, this must also be the reason for my own existence.

sh = yes, indeed, right

And the moon said: Sun, lets work together and shine as bright as possible for the people on planet earth.

mng = bright

r + yu =

mng

The moon and the sun agreed to shine as bright as possible for the people on the planet earth tomorrow. Both went to sleep and both were so full of meaning and happiness.

mng r = tomorrow

The next day the sun woke up happily and cheered: Today I am working together with the moon to bring more brightness to the people on the planet earth. The sun waited and waited, but the moon did not show up.

dn sh = but

The sun could not see the moon, and the moon could not see the sun. While both had been sleeping, the earth had moved between them. The earth was now like a door between the moon and the sun. And you see the sun on left trying to look through the door to see the moon.

jin = between

t yu

Moon where are you? The sun became very, very sad. Without the moon I cannot bring more brightness to the people on planet earth. The sun suddenly felt so lonely and started to cry. Long tails of tears suddenly appeared on the surface of the sun.

hn= very

The crying and the moaning of the sun went on for a certain period of time. (The period of time is characterized by placing the character for an inch () next to the Chinese character for sun). Suddenly the moon came back as the earth had travelled onwards on her way around the sun.

sh= time , period

Sun, I am here, the moon shouted. The sun now was extremely happy to see the moon again. The sun () could hear with her ear () again () the moon.

zu = extremely

Moon, now we can obtain together the meaning of our existence , the sun said happily with contend.

d = to obtain, to get, to acquire

We will bring brightness to all the people on planet earth! The moon and the sun danced and smiled.

du = all, the whole

Actually we are not only there for the people on planet earth, the moon said. We are the moon and the sun of all living beings and plants on planet earth. Yes, the sun replied and was even happier than ever before.

d = possessive, adjectival suffix

And while the sun was filled with joy, she spotted one who was writing a poem about the sun in the land of China. And while the sun felt honored and watched the author write, suddenly the sun had a very new thought

zh= he/she who, author

When I see how the author writes my name sun, I think my meaning is not to bring brightness to the people on planet earth. It is about me, the sun concluded, whenever people see me they smile. I am there to put smiles on peoples faces! Now finally the big question of the sun was answered. From now on the sun was happy and had a very peaceful mind.

The End

Ancient Chinese writing of the sun (left) in brackets modern Chinese character for sun

= tomorrow = but Can you find more combinations? (Answer next page)

 = of all = thats it, thats right = it is clear

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See: r = sun Listen

See: y = thought, mind Listen

See mng = bright Listen

See: sh = yes, indeed, right Listen

See: dn = only, but Listen

See: jin = between Listen

See: t = earth Listen

See: yu = moon Listen

See: hn= very Listen

See: zu = extremely Listen

See: d = to obtain, to acquire Listen

See: sh= time , period Listen

See: du = all, the whole Listen

See: d = possessive, adjectival suffix Listen

See: zh= he/she who Listen