Mandarin Chinese Characters Fast Finder
Find the Character you Need in a Single Step!
Published on 28. August 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-8048-4909-8 (ISBN)
Description
Ever wished for a resource to look up Chinese characters from their shape alone?
Mandarin Chinese Characters Fast Finder is a study aid that lets you look up Chinese characters quickly and intuitively from their appearance alone, without knowing their pronunciation, radical or stroke count. This reference book has been designed for dedicated learners of Chinese, as well as general readers with interest in the written Chinese language.
Mandarin Chinese Characters Fast Finder features:
A thumb-index allowing rapid access to all of the characters by shape rather than etymological radical
Clear and easy-to-read layout to facilitate speedy scanning
Covers 3,200 characters, including those prescribed for all levels of the HSK Proficiency test
Comprehensive information for each character, including: traditional forms, pronunciation, core English meaning, radical, stroke count, HSK grade
Mandarin Chinese Characters Fast Finder is a study aid that lets you look up Chinese characters quickly and intuitively from their appearance alone, without knowing their pronunciation, radical or stroke count. This reference book has been designed for dedicated learners of Chinese, as well as general readers with interest in the written Chinese language.
Mandarin Chinese Characters Fast Finder features:
A thumb-index allowing rapid access to all of the characters by shape rather than etymological radical
Clear and easy-to-read layout to facilitate speedy scanning
Covers 3,200 characters, including those prescribed for all levels of the HSK Proficiency test
Comprehensive information for each character, including: traditional forms, pronunciation, core English meaning, radical, stroke count, HSK grade
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Edition type
Bilingual edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
3,200 characters
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
503 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8048-4909-8 (9780804849098)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Laurence Matthews
Chinese Character Fast Finder
Book
03/2005
Tuttle Publishing
€29.89
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Person
Laurence Matthews has worked as a university lecturer, as a research manager in an industrial design department, and in Japan as a business consultant. He is the author of Japanese Kanji Fast Finder and coauthor with Alison Matthews of Learning Chinese Characters. In his linguistic work, he makes extensive use of his skills in design and the structured presentation of information.