Published for the Harvard-Yenching Institute.

An easy guide on how to find the Name of the radical of the character, to find out which group of characters the character belongs to.

Organized by such common subject categories as home, health, and work, a colorful, illustrated bilingual dictionary covers more than six thousand words and phrases.

This bilingual dictionary offers a straightforward introduction to Chinese, covering all the vocabulary needed for the first years of study, along with notes on grammar and usage and guidance on the culture where Chinese is spoken.

Offers authoritative, up-to-the-minute coverage, with over 88,000 words and phrases, and 130,000 translations in a practical format. The Dictionary's clear layout makes it accessible and straightforward to use, and a detailed index system of radicals helps you find the entry you need quickly and easily. Chinese simplified characters, orthodox characters, and pinyin forms are given for each Putonghua tones is included. The Dictionary has also been...