According to the statistics of Chinese National Language Commission.there are altogether most frequently used 604
Chinese characters.which total 80 percent of the overall Chinese characters appearing in newspapers，broaocastmg， television，news and Internet etc.The book covers the 604 Chinese characters， with corresponding traditional Chinese characters，radicals and orders of strokes marked besides each character，and this helps readers to grasp a clear understanding Of Chinese characters. Relevant phrases in the HSK Guideline or popular daily expressions are listed below each character，and illustrative sentences are also provided.Therefore， this book iS of great convenience for readers to study basic Chinese characters and to enlarge the VOCabulary.