Jason Li

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.… (more)

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.… (more)