Download or read book Dictionary of 10 000 Chinese characters traditional with fast look up written by Ian Low and published by Goldcrest Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Easy Lookup Dictionary of Ten Thousand Mandarin Characters written by Ian Low and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Mandarin (Putonghua) character to English dictionary provides easy lookup of the most common 12,000 simplified and traditional Chinese characters. It also includes an English to Chinese dictionary that contains in excess of 20,000 entries.The easy lookup of Chinese characters is achieved using a new easy lookup method containing a 90 radicals index devised by the author. This new method is known as the 90 combined simplified-traditional radicals.The benefit of this new radicals index is that:1) Characters are listed under radicals that occurstrictly at the start of each character. 2) Simplified and Traditional characters are listed inthe same radicals index.3) The order of the 90 radicals and the characters in this new index conform to normal stroke writing order.

Download or read book Easy Lookup Dictionary of Ten Thousand Cantonese Characters written by Ian Low and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Cantonese character to English dictionary provides easy lookup of the most common 12,000 simplified and traditional Chinese characters. It also includes an English to Chinese dictionary that contains in excess of 20,000 entries.The easy lookup of Chinese characters is achieved using a new easy lookup method containing a 90 radicals index devised by the author. This new method is known as the 90 combined simplified-traditional radicals.The benefit of this new radicals index is that:1) Characters are listed under radicals that occurstrictly at the start of each character. 2) Simplified and Traditional characters are listed inthe same radicals index.3) The order of the 90 radicals and the characters in this new index conform to normal stroke writing order.

Download or read book Pocket Dictionary of Ten Thousand Mandarin Characters written by Ian Low and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of Chinese characters with Mandarin Pinyin Putonghua pronunciation, contains the most common 12,000 simplified and traditional characters, combined into a new, simple and easy-to-use 90 radicals index dictionary index and listing devised by the author. The benefit of this new radicals index is that:1) Characters are listed under radicals that occur strictly at the start of each character. 2) Simplified and Traditional characters are listed in the same radicals index.3) This new index indicates the correct normal writing order of parts within a character.

Download or read book Adam s Karate Dictionary A Professional Glossary of Shotokan Terms written by Adam Dobrzynski and published by Adam's Shotokan Karate Books. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heavy-duty Shōtōkan encyclopedia, dictionary, lexicon, glossary, and linguistic tool: ✓ Teaches how to analyze and understand karate vocabulary. ✓ Breaks the Karate terms into their building blocks and puts an emphasis on the basic main building blocks of the karate language. ✓ Systematically analyses over a 100 of basic Karate Kanji for deep understanding of the terms, names, and concepts. ✓ Corrects many conceptual and linguistic common mistakes. ✓ Provides links between different Karate expressions. ✓ Presents different translations from Japanese to English. ✓ Presents different Japanese writings. ✓ Includes phonetic spelling. ✓ Refers to important sources. ✓ Addresses the Chinese origins. ✓ Includes Comprehensive index. ✓ Includes Wide-ranging bibliography. ✓ Includes 500 values | 1,800 cross-references | 175 kanji. ✓ Includes special bonuses. ✓ Perfect for both beginners and senior instructors. ✓ Perfect for English speakers. ✓ Perfect for a clearer and deeper understanding of the Karate vocabulary, substantively and linguistically. --- More information: This robust Karate lexicon of over 500 carefully selected representative values and references: Key words, core commands and general vocabulary such as postures, stances, Kata names, techniques, moves, thrusts, punches, strikes, blocks, kicks, body parts, styles, people, places, and other topics related to traditional Japanese Shōtōkan Karate and other Funakoshi Karate organizations such as Shotokai. A perfect gift for your Karate instructor, fellow Karate practitioners, or your Karate students. Language: English Paperback: 325 pages Item Weight: 1.25 pounds Dimensions: 7 x 0.74 x 10 inches --- Presentation: Karate jargon is integral to everyday practice. Without solid understanding of the Karate vocabulary, it is easy to fall into technical and conceptual errors. The purpose of this Shotokan dictionary is to bring the reader closer to the Karate terminology we so often use, but so rarely explore. This book can be described as a Japanese-English Shotokan dictionary, as well as a heavy-duty professional glossary of Karate terms related to Funakoshi styles. It can also be defined as a Shotokan encyclopedia or as a Karate lexicon, which focuses on the linguistic aspects of Karate phrases. Through the language, we dive into Karate itself. Although planned for senior Karate instructors, absolute beginners may also benefit from this Karate wordlist. As for its content, the main goal – naturally – is to translate from “Karate language” to English. The book offers various English definitions of the Japanese technical terms, making it a powerful Japanese-English dictionary of the terms used in Karate. Sometimes the Karate meaning does not overlap with the general meaning of a word. If the common, or general, Japanese translation of a Karate term may be relevant, we bring it as well. It was Seneca who said: “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable”. If we were to achieve a high standard of execution, we cannot afford not to understand – literally - the Karate commands. A clear understanding of the Karate terms is indispensable. Breaking down Karate expressions into their building blocks, does seem to achieve a deeper understanding of them. This Karate glossary puts a special emphasis on the important Kanji, including thorough Kanji-analysis and relevant cross-references. Deep meanings of important Shotokan expressions are sought, and their links to other Karate words are drawn. In our opinion, the references are this book’s greatest virtue, and we urge our dear readers to be diligent and to follow them – especially when it comes to the Kanji that compose the value. A large part of this Shotokan glossary is devoted to pronunciation issues. This Karate wordbook presents different Kanji readings, which may be very important in the case of several terms that have a common Kanji. Critical phenomena in Japanese phonology, such as the rendaku rules, are addressed too. Besides transliterations of Japanese and Chinese into the Latin alphabet (romanization, Rōmaji), the advanced user will find logographic Kanji and syllabic Kana. Often, alternative writings are presented, so the reader can make better use of other sources – especially Japanese sources. --- Introduction During a Gasshuku (合宿) (training camp) that took place in Israel in 2022, Yaniv Murciano Sensei was correcting his disciples’ Kankū-dai. Talking about the finishing double kick, he asked everyone what Nidan-geri means. Whan the practitioners said that it means a double kick, the Sensei’s response was: “so You should kick twice, not once”. Indeed, Nidan-geri (p. 184) is not Tobi-geri (p. 245). The former is less about flying. The name reminds us to perform the technique better. Our words affect our insights, and our perceptions determine the words we are using. FUNAKOSHI Sensei and other masters had profound knowledge, not only of the Chinese classics[i] and the Japanese culture, but also of the Japanese language[ii]. The names that we use in our Karate trainings were not chosen lightly nor accidentally. As for us, those names have great significance. “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, says Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In Karate’s case, we humbly prefer Confucius’s[iii] approach. In the words of the Chinese philosopher Feng Youlan (1895 – 1990)[iv]: Every name possesses its own definition, which designates that which makes the thing to which the name is applied be that thing and no other. In other words, the name is that thing’s essence or concept. What is pointed out by the definition of the name ‘ruler,’ for example, is that essence which makes a ruler a ruler. In the phrase: ‘Let the ruler be ruler,’ etc., the first word, ‘ruler,’ refers to ruler as a material actuality, while the second ‘ruler’ is the name and concept of the ideal ruler. Take the example of the name Jitte (p. 111). If a day comes, when they debate about how many hand movements there are in the opening of the Kata, the name of the Kata will be there to help. Some are going to realize, that there are Ten Hands - meaning ten palm strikes - up to the first Kiai; this understanding will derive from the name of the Kata. Some of the ten hand strikes are simultaneous. So, the right answer, they will hopefully conclude, is three. But why Japanese, one asks; You can say Double Kick or Ten Hands in any language. First, it is a tradition. Second, we feel connected to something bigger than our Dōjō[v]. And indeed, in mutual training, correspondence, etc., we can communicate well with people that do not speak our language. The Japanese parts of our Karate-pidgin are a common ground. But most importantly, studies show that language influences the way we think[vi]. The Chinese philosopher Dong Zhongshu (179–104 BC) used etymology as a hermeneutic tool[vii]: The present generation is ignorant about human nature, giving various teachings about it. Why do they not try to examine the name “nature”? Does not the name “nature” (xìng 性) mean “birth” (shēng 生)? The capacity that one naturally has at birth is what is called the “nature”. The nature is one’s mere potential. Accordingly, if we want to understand what it means to be a warrior, we should look at the Kanji for warrior. That is what the Chinese King Zhuāng of Chǔ (7th century B.C.) did. The Kanji for warrior is 武 (p. 45). If one looks carefully, one can see that this Compound Logogram is composed of the Radical 止 (p. 271) which could mean to stop – just as in our yame {{止め}} (p. 270), and from the Stem 戈 (dagger-axe). We should never look at the command Yame in the same way again. Putting an end to violence is indeed the highest level of the art of war; that was the King’s conclusion, based on the Logogram[viii],[ix]. For us, the language and the Sino-Japanese Logograms are indispensable for understanding Karate, from technique to spirit. --- The back cover text: Front cover: Shōtōkan symbol’s ancient forefather. Karate is analogous to a tree. We are sitting on a very high branch. Sometimes we are looking down at the stem beneath us, and sometimes not. Anyways, the important and interesting things are in the roots, which are invisible to the average instructor. We do not even know where our symbol came from. In all my writings, including the dictionary you are holding, I do my best to shed light on those roots. Here, we try to get a clearer and deeper understanding of linguistic aspects. I hope you will find this book informative and useful, and wish you a pleasant read. Adam Dobrzyński --- TAGS: JKA gift Shotokan gift Karate gift Shotokan basics Shotokan textbook Karate terminology Karate vocabulary Karate lexicon Japanese encyclopedia terminology vocabulary language jargon lexicon karate basic words karate advanced terms karate basic terms key words and commands shotokan key terms

Download or read book Easy Lookup Chinese Character Dictionary written by Ian Low and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-22 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Chinese character to English dictionary, the most common 12,000 simplified and traditional Chinese characters are combined into a single index and dictionary listing. This is achieved using a new easy lookup radicals index devised by the author.The benefit of this new radicals index is:1) Characters are listed under radicals that strictly occur at the start of each character.2) Simplified and Traditional characters are listed in the same radicals index.3) The 90 radicals in this list can also be used to describe stroke writing order.This dictionary also includes in simplified and traditional characters, the 3 primer classics: The Three Character Classic, The Hundred Surnames, and the Thousand Character Essay.

Download or read book Chinese to English Dictionary traditional Characters written by Ian Low and published by Goldcrest Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pocket Dictionary of Ten Thousand Shanghainese Characters written by Ian Low and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of Chinese characters with Wu dialect pronunciation, contains the most common 12,000 simplified and traditional characters, combined into a new, simple and easy-to-use 90 radicals index dictionary index and listing devised by the author. The benefit of this new radicals index is that:1) Characters are listed under radicals that occur strictly at the start of each character. 2) Simplified and Traditional characters are listed in the same radicals index.3) This new index indicates the correct normal writing order of parts within a character.The phonetic spelling of the Wu dialect used in this dictionary, applies not just to Shanghainese, but other members of the Wu dialect, such as the dialects of Hangzhou, Quzhou, Wenzhou Shaoxing, and Ningbo in Zhejiang, and Suzhou in southern Jiangsu. This phonetic spelling is from the '2006 The Manual of the Shanghaian'. It distinguishes between all traditional 8 tones of Wu dialect without the use of any accents or tone numbers. This dictionary also describes the syllabic tones for each of the above mentioned regions, including modern Shanghainese, which only has 5 tones. It also includes a detailed introduction to Shanghainese tone sandhi.

Download or read book Simplified Chinese Character Dictionary written by Adrian Van Amstel and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you often have difficulty finding a particular character in a standard Chinese dictionary? Do you often fail to remember characters, though you have seen and looked them up several times? Don't you think one of the reasons could be that characters that look similar to others are not grouped together? And don't you think that the etymological background of characters (their historical development) could and should be explained better in order to understand the reason for all those dots and strokes? If your answer to these questions is 'yes', then help could be on its way within seconds. The Simplified Chinese Character Dictionary and its 'parent', the Chinese Character Dictionary, both contain several new features that make looking up, learning and remembering Chinese characters more effective and more fun:* characters are arranged by the phonetic part that in most characters is relatively easy to distinguish; by grouping characters that have the same phonetic into series, characters that look almost similar can be compared and studied together;* any character can be found by stripping it first of its radicals, and then splitting the remaining phonetic into components. Phonetic and character can then be found under one of these components;* more than 5,700 different character shapes can be found using the same 3-step method. Examples are given of their usage in daily or literary Chinese, and many pinyin transliterations are given;* counting strokes is not necessary; most characters can be found within seconds;* almost all phonetics are supplied with an etymological explanation, which are helpful for better understanding of the historical background of phonetics and characters. Moreover, they are very effective in helping with remembering characters and distinguishing them from others that look similar;* a 30-page introduction is included, in which the method used for looking up characters is explained step by step, and illustrated with many examples. It also explains how to distinguish radicals, and explains the different kinds of radicals. Moreover, the introduction contains a brief overview of the historical development of Chinese characters in general.The Simplified Chinese Character Dictionary is based on the Chinese Character Dictionary (CCD). It differs from the latter in that it only contains simplified character entries. If a character has a different traditional version, then that is only given in brackets behind its simplified counterpart. In contrast, the CCD contains both simplified and traditional character entries, which can be searched for independently. Another difference is that the example words and phrases in the Simplified CCD are entirely in simplified Chinese, while in the CCD these are primarily in traditional Chinese.The Simplified Chinese Character Dictionary is primarily for students of Chinese in the beginning years of their study, who want to focus on learning simplified characters as quickly as possible. In contrast, the CCD can be used by people who use traditional and/or simplified script.

Download or read book Chinese Character Fast Finder written by Laurence Matthews and published by . This book was released on 2005-03-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and innovative study aid that allows the user to find Chinese characters rapidly and intuitively from their appearance alone.

Download or read book Chinese Character Dictionary written by Adrian Van Amstel and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-18 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you often have difficulty finding a particular character in a standard Chinese dictionary? Do you often fail to remember characters, though you have seen and looked them up several times? Don't you think one of the reasons could be that characters that look similar to others are not grouped together? And don't you think that the etymological background of characters (their historical development) could and should be explained better in order to understand the reason for all those dots and strokes? If your answer to these questions is 'yes', then help could be on its way within seconds. The Chinese Character Dictionary contains several new features that make looking up, learning and remembering Chinese characters more effective and more fun:* characters are arranged by the phonetic part that in most characters is relatively easy to distinguish. By grouping characters that have the same phonetic into series, it is now possible to study and compare characters that look almost similar;* any character can be found by stripping it first of its radicals, and then splitting the remaining phonetic into components. Phonetic and character can then be found under one of these components;* about 7,450 traditional and 1,450 simplified character shapes can be found using the same 3-step method. Examples are given of their usage in daily or literary Chinese, and many pinyin transliterations are given;* counting strokes is not necessary, and most characters can be found within seconds;* etymological explanations are included, which can help people to understand the historical background of phonetics and characters, moreover, they are very effective with helping to remember them and distinguishing them from others that look similar;* a 30-page introduction is included, in which the method used for looking up characters is explained step by step, and with many examples. It also explains how to distinguish radicals, besides explaining different kinds of radicals. Moreover, the introduction contains a brief overview of the historical development of Chinese characters in general.The Chinese Character Dictionary is meant for people who use traditional and/or simplified texts; no matter whether the character you are looking for is a simplified or traditional one, both can be found just as conveniently with the same method. The Chinese Character Dictionary can also be used by people who do not plan to study Chinese on a regular basis, but are interested in learning about Chinese characters, their history, and ancient Chinese culture. For example, the etymological description of the character for "wife" will inform you that it is composed of two pictographs, one for that of a woman, and the other depicting a hand holding a broom. These and other etymological descriptions are very insightful for understanding ancient Chinese culture.For students of Chinese who are in the beginning years of their study and are using simplified characters, an alternative version of the CCD is available. The Simplified Chinese Character Dictionary is based on the Chinese Character Dictionary, but differs from the latter in that it only contains simplified character entries. Another difference is that the example words and phrases in the simplified CCD are entirely in simplified Chinese, while in the CCD these are primarily in traditional Chinese.

Download or read book Chinese Character Dictionary Pocket Edition written by Adrian Amstel and published by . This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese Character Dictionary (CCD) contains several new features that make looking up, learning and remembering Chinese characters more effective and more fun:- characters are arranged by phonetic, instead of in order of the sound as written in pinyin. - users of the CCD can find any character by stripping it first of its radicals, and then splitting the remaining phonetic into components. The phonetic can be found under one of its components. - about 7,500 traditional and 1,500 simplified characters can be found using the same 3-step method. Examples are given of their usage, and many pinyin transliterations are given.- counting strokes is not necessary, and most characters can be found within seconds. Looking up new characters is faster and less frustrating compared with traditional methods. - etymological explanations are included and not only help the user to understand the historical background of phonetics and characters, but are also very effective in helping the user to remember them and distinguish them from others that look similar.

Download or read book Simplified Chinese Character Dictionary Pocket Edition written by Adrian van Amstel and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you often have difficulty finding a particular character in a standard Chinese dictionary? Do you often fail to remember characters, though you have seen and looked them up several times? Don't you think one of the reasons could be that characters that look similar to others are not grouped together? And don't you think that the etymological background of characters (their historical development) could and should be explained better in order to understand the reason for all those dots and strokes? If your answer to these questions is 'yes', then help could be on its way within seconds. The Simplified Chinese Character Dictionary and its 'parent', the Chinese Character Dictionary, both contain several new features that make looking up, learning and remembering Chinese characters more effective and more fun:* characters are arranged by the phonetic part that in most characters is relatively easy to distinguish; by grouping characters that have the same phonetic into series, characters that look almost similar can be compared and studied together;* any character can be found by stripping it first of its radicals, and then splitting the remaining phonetic into components. Phonetic and character can then be found under one of these components;* more than 5,700 different character shapes can be found using the same 3-step method. Examples are given of their usage in daily or literary Chinese, and many pinyin transliterations are given;* counting strokes is not necessary; most characters can be found within seconds;* almost all phonetics are supplied with an etymological explanation, which are helpful for better understanding of the historical background of phonetics and characters. Moreover, they are very effective in helping with remembering characters and distinguishing them from others that look similar;* a 30-page introduction is included, in which the method used for looking up characters is explained step by step, and illustrated with many examples. It also explains how to distinguish radicals, and explains the different kinds of radicals. Moreover, the introduction contains a brief overview of the historical development of Chinese characters in general.The Simplified Chinese Character Dictionary is based on the Chinese Character Dictionary (CCD). It differs from the latter in that it only contains simplified character entries. If a character has a different traditional version, then that is only given in brackets behind its simplified counterpart. In contrast, the CCD contains both simplified and traditional character entries, which can be searched for independently. Another difference is that the example words and phrases in the Simplified CCD are entirely in simplified Chinese, while in the CCD these are primarily in traditional Chinese.The Simplified Chinese Character Dictionary is primarily for students of Chinese in the beginning years of their study, who want to focus on learning simplified characters as quickly as possible. In contrast, the CCD can be used by people who use traditional and/or simplified script.

Download or read book Chinese by Numbers written by David J. Pearce and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese by Numbers presents the ultimate method to find Chinese characters fast. It does some things that no other Chinese reference book has ever tried. With more characters and its unique features it is the salvation of any person reading Chinese and frequently looking up new characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---- What makes it so special? ----- > It includes nearly 8000 entries so you can be sure that if the character exists it is almost certainly in this book. Most dictionaries have only about half that so you could be looking up rare characters that aren't even listed in them! > The characters are presented in a unique way that represents the character's commonness or rarity via its font size. You know at a glance if the character is an important or rarely-used character. > Each character has a unique entry number making it quick to find in the body of the text. > Most of all it has an ingenious method for finding characters using any part of the character. No more struggling with radicals and stroke counts, any part of the character can be used as a lookup. And you can use your knowledge of the most simple characters to help you quickly find the complex ones. > You can even join two parts together and search for them in combination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . With this book you can find a character and its meaning in seconds! It is truly magic. You should try it and you will keep it beside you whenever you are studying Chinese. This book is an essential aid for anyone learning to read Chinese characters.

Download or read book McGraw Hill s Chinese Dictionary and Guide to 20 000 Essential Words written by Quanyu Huang and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-01-07 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other dictionary is available on the market with this unique look-up system Contains indices that allows look-up by all other approaches: pinyin, radicals and strokes, and English meanings Contains 2,000 commonly used characters, which then allows the user to create 20,000 words with those characters and numerous example sentences

Download or read book 2500 Mandarin Chinese Dictionary Characters A Z written by Sk Mishra and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are thousands of Chinese characters that need to be learned in order to efficiently master the language. The volume aims at proving sets of related characters that share related pictograph and pinyin (for example, the characters 方邡坊芳枋钫防妨肪纺昉舫放鲂仿访彷房 all share a similar Romanization tag: fang). In particular, this book includes-A.2500 Mandarin Chinese characters in the tabular forms; B.Pinyin and associated meaning of the characters;C.54 chapters; 52 chapter names in A-Z order;D.Character sets that look similar and have related pinyin (i.e. 吨盹囤沌砘钝顿炖);E.List of Chinese names, surnames to illustrate the example usage of the characters;F.List of Chinese provinces with their one-character (short) names.Overall, the volume provides 2500 simplified characters in a single volume to learn the Mandarin Chinese reading fast.

Download or read book Commonly Used Chinese Character Dictionary written by Jayne Li and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-03-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 3120 commonly used Chinese characters, including all 2905 of those in the HSK curriculum for proficiency. The characters are presented in simplified, traditional, and variant forms, along with pinyin and English. The listing is alphabetized by the character's pinyin and tone order for easy look up, differentiation, and recognition. This indispensable guide will aid you in reading Chinese newspapers, magazines, books, menus, and signs.