Classical Literary Chinese and Texts

Phase 1 : 漢字 (Hanzi, Chinese characters) study

Evolution of Chinese characters
How to write and read
214 Radicals and frequently used characters

Phase 2 : 漢文 (Hanwen, Classical Literary Chinese) study

Students will learn basic grammar and syntactic structure of literary Chinese using excerpts of various texts.

Phase 3 : 古典 (Gudian, Classical texts) reading

We will read through Confucian classics, 4 books and 3 classics (四書三經). This may take many years to complete, but fruits will come about at every corner along the way.

Da Xue (大學) : Great Learning
Zhong Yong (中庸) : Doctrine of Means
Lun Yu (論語) : Analects
Meng Zi (孟子) : Mencius
Shi Jing (詩經) : Classic of Poetry
Shu Jing (書經) : Classic of History
Yi Jing (易經) : Classic of Change

Instructor: Joon Hee Lee

Joon Hee learned that in order to seek truth it is important to trace back to the origin of any given knowledge. In his early career, he went long extra miles to study earlier pre-Han texts and writing systems. This course is to share what he learned through his journey.

Class details for Phase 1 part 2

Format: online zoom

Class time: 11 am - 11:50 am PST ( 2 pm- 2:50 pm EST) meeting 9/24, 10/8, 11/5, 12/3, 12/7

Class begins: Saturday September 24, 2022

Class ends: Saturday December 17, 2022

Total: 5 classes

Tuition: free for members

Zoom Link for Phase 1

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.

When: Sept 24, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83107766254?pwd=SFlDNU95SllVbmxkZU5BNHJnWGREUT09

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.