ABC Chinese-English Dictionary: Alphabetically Based Computerized. Pocket Edition

Published by University of Hawaii Press 1999

ABC Chinese-English Dictionary

Alphabetically Based Computerized. Pocket Edition

Edited by: John DeFrancis

Volume 16 in the series ABC Chinese Dictionary Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824875855

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DeFrancis John :

John DeFrancis (1911- 2009) John DeFrancis (1911–2009), Emeritus Professor of Chinese at the University of Hawai'i, graduated from Yale in 1933 and immediately departed for China to pursue his interests. In three years of study and travel, he covered over 4,000 miles in Northwest China and Mongolia, across the Gobi Desert, and down the Yellow River, immersing himself in grassroots contact with the language and people. Upon his return to the United States, DeFrancis earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He taught at several institutions nationwide. Dr. DeFrancis is the author of dozens of articles and books on spoken and written Chinese, among them a widely used 12-volume set of educational materials and Visible Speech: The Diverse Oneness of Writing Systems (UH Press, 1989).John DeFrancis (1911- 2009) John DeFrancis (1911–2009), Emeritus Professor of Chinese at the University of Hawai'i, graduated from Yale in 1933 and immediately departed for China to pursue his interests. In three years of study and travel, he covered over 4,000 miles in Northwest China and Mongolia, across the Gobi Desert, and down the Yellow River, immersing himself in grassroots contact with the language and people. Upon his return to the United States, DeFrancis earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He taught at several institutions nationwide. Dr. DeFrancis is the author of dozens of articles and books on spoken and written Chinese, among them a widely used 12-volume set of educational materials and Visible Speech: The Diverse Oneness of Writing Systems (UH Press, 1989).

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Editor's Call to Action Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction
I. Distinctive Features of the Dictionary Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
II. Selection and Definition of Entries Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
USER'S GUIDE
I. Arrangement of Entries Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
II. Orthography Publicly Available Download PDF	XIV
III. Explanatory Notes and Examples Publicly Available Download PDF	XIV
IV Works Consulted Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
V. Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XVIII
Dictionary
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Appendices
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Appendix III Analytic Summary of Transcription Systems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	848
Appendix IV Wade-Giles/Pinyin Comparative Table Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	850
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Appendix VI Radical Index of Traditional Characters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	856
Appendix VII Stroke Order List of Recurrent Partials Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	863
Appendix VIII Stroke Order Index of Characters with Obscure Radicals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	864
Appendix IX Radical Index of Simplified Characters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	866
CASS Radical Chart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	898
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
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Published: August 24, 2023
ISBN: 9780824875855