<P> <i>Gateway to Chinese Character Writing</i> is designed to show beginners of Chinese how to write a Chinese character properly. The book introduces the principles that govern the construction of Chinese characters, the basic strokes that comprise Chinese characters, and the proper stroke order when writing Chinese characters. The book is also accompanied by a DVD which clearly demonstrates how to write those Chinese characters introduced in the book in the proper stroke order. The book is highly compatible with <i>Gateway to Chinese Language</i>.</P>