What Character Is That?: An Easy-access Dictionary of 5,000 Chinese Characters (Chinese and English Edition)

Ping-gam Go

ISBN 10: 0962311359 / ISBN 13: 9780962311352

Editore: Simplex Pubn, 1997

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Good condition. 2nd edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Codice articolo S10E-01719

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Titolo: What Character Is That?: An Easy-access ...

Casa editrice: Simplex Pubn

Data di pubblicazione: 1997

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: Good

Edizione: seconda edizione

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A Chinese Dictionary for the Western Mind. Most Chinese dictionaries sort by the complexity of the character, that is, by the number of strokes in the character. The unique feature of this dictionary is its arrangement: first by the English word of the character's root or "radical", and then by the number of strokes. This simple rearrangement dramatically narrows your field of search for any given character. This dictionary teaches you how to identify the radical and also provides you with its etymology to help you memorize it.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Ping-Gam Go's ancestors descended from the Fukien province in China. Born in Java, Indonesia, Go traveled abroad for his education, earning his Bachelor of Science in physics and mathematics from the University of Amsterdam. He also did postgraduate work at the Imperial College of Science & Technology in London. He continued his studies at Leyden University in Holland, where he received a doctorandus degree in geology.After working for the Indonesian Geological Survey in Java, he returned to Amsterdam, where he worked as a science editor for Elseview Publishing Company. At the time, Elsevier compiled and produced English translations of all Nobel Prize lectures, which were held in the winner's native language. The Nobel Foundation in Sweden officiallly recognized Ping-gam Go for his work as Editor and for his contributions to these translations.