Learn the Chinese language through EMOJI. Learn to recognize Chinese characters by connecting them to the familiar EMOJI language that you already use every day.
The HANMOJI Handbook is recommended for optional purchase for teens in grades 6-12 who are interested in the Chinese language. This book not only teaches familiar Chinese words and phrases but it also provides a glimpse into the history and culture of China. The full color illustrations and photographs paired with bold text and graphics make it easy to follow and interesting to read. It is great for learning to read Chinese but not in speaking the language. ( )

A very interesting book with helpful colorful illustrations to learn and remember Chinese characters. Also included is the history and evolution of Chinese characters dating back to the Qin dynasty as well as the history of emojis from Japan in the 1990s. I enjoyed the storytelling aspect of the explanations such as 2 characters for fire under 2 characters for wood becomes the character for burn; several of the same characters for person becomes the character for crowd. So cool! ( )

The Hanmoji Handbook was a quick and informative read. It’s well-written with lots of photos and illustrations. This book provides a brief history of emojis and Chinese language.

You shouldn’t pick up this book expecting to learn Chinese in depth. You will pick up some words and phrases as you go, but it’s more about the evolution the language and emojis than grammar and vocabulary. However, it was very interesting, and I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in languages. ( )

Written by Jason Li, An Xiao, and Jennifer Lee, The Hanmoji Handbook is a guide to demonstrating visuals of Chinese characters adding the use of emojis. While Chinese language has been in existence for thousands of years, emojis are of Japanese origin and developed in the 1990's. The paperback, for me, was confusing. I am not strong in the use of emojis and less so with Chinese symbols; I wanted to think this would improve my understanding of the interplay of these symbols, but it did not. I would suggest this book will be useful to those with some understanding of Chinese language and symbols used as then, it would be easier to make the leapt to connecting these two forms of visual communication. The book design is informative with basic information, history, and explanation of how symbols are used here. I have an ARC and the many illustrations are in black and white; color illustrations in the final copy will make engagement more probable. Many examples are provided and the future of emojis round out this guide. Index page was blank but will assume that it will be inclusive of searchable terms. ( )

This is a fun book to introducing written and oral Chinese language. It is a beginner's guide that introduces the language in an understandable way. It covers what a tonal language is, the differences between English and Chinese, Hanmoji, and much more. I really liked where the book explains some of the Chinese words/characters and breaks down how concepts and characters combined to make a new character. This would be a great book for bilingual or immersion classrooms.

The version I received is an advanced reader copy in black and white. I believe the full version will be in color. The binding on this one is good for a paperback and would withstand normal classroom use for a few years. ( )