This set of 1375 Chinese character cards, with nearly 6000 words and expressions, is arranged in alphabetical order of the Pinyin spelling. The characters, in standard hand-written form with the order of strokes shown by figures, are easy to copy. Each card also includes the radical to which the character belongs; the component parts that compose the character, which make the character easier to memorize; the parts of speech of some words and expressions in which the character is used; transcriptions in the Pinyin form and English equivalents or explanations. The complicated original and variant forms of the characters are also provided.