Eastern Student Tools -- Chinese Dictionary (Dual-Color Edition)

Author: Editorial Committee of "Chinese Dictionary"
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Publishing Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is based on the "Modern Chinese Common Character List" promulgated by the State Language Commission and the Press and Publication Administration. It includes over 12,000 characters. Below each character entry, the structure, stroke order, radical, and Wubi input code are listed. At the end of each character entry, the four calligraphic styles—running script, cursive script, semi-cursive script, and seal script—are provided. Powerful in function, it helps readers comprehensively understand Chinese characters and use them correctly and standardizedly. In terms of writing, definitions, and textual evidence, it strives to reflect scientific and standardized principles. Accompanied by over 1,000 exquisite illustrations, it offers readers valuable assistance in accurately and thoroughly understanding the meanings of words and phrases.
This dictionary is based on the "Modern Chinese Common Character List" released by the State Language Commission and the Press and Publication Administration in 1988, with appropriate additions of characters that still hold practical value in modern Chinese. The book includes over 12,000 characters (including traditional characters and variant characters), making it a compact reference suitable for readers with primary and secondary education levels, particularly (teachers and students in primary and secondary schools). The entire book is compiled in accordance with national language and character norms, with efforts to reflect scientific and standardized principles in writing, definitions, and examples.
In addition to providing basic definitions, this dictionary lists the pronunciation, radical, structure, stroke count, stroke order, and Wubi input code of each character at the character entry to help readers pronounce characters accurately, distinguish their forms, and understand their meanings, thereby achieving correct, standardized, and precise usage of Chinese characters. Furthermore, at the end of each character entry, the four calligraphic styles—running script, cursive script, semi-cursive script, and seal script—are provided for reference. To help readers more intuitively understand the meanings of words and phrases, the book also includes hundreds of explanatory illustrations.