''Chinese Wit, Wisdom, and Written Characters'' is a book of about 100 pages by

Rose Quong Rose Maud Quong (15 August 1879 — 14 December 1972) was a Chinese Australian actor, performer and writer. Early life Born in East Melbourne, Australia to merchant Chun Quong and Annie née Moy Quong, Rose Maud Quong grew up in Melbourn ...

, first published in 1944 by Pantheon Press in New York City. It was subsequently republished on several occasions with varying titles.https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/chinese-wit-wisdom-written-characters/ ABE Books listing of various editions It explains the composition of Chinese characters in terms of the meaning of their components and of some idiomatic words and expressions in terms of their component words. The author's purpose is more to give insight into Chinese culture than to give a general exposition of the composition of Chinese characters.

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{{Reflist 1944 non-fiction books Books about the Chinese language Chinese culture Pantheon Books books