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Chinese Characters: A Geneolog (Paperback)

by Rick Harbaugh (Author)

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Paperback: 550 pages
Publisher: BOOKS FOR WATERSTONES ONLY (20 Jan 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0966075005
ISBN-13: 978-0966075007
Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 13 x 2.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding dictionary, 21 Nov 2002

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An excellent dictionary for students with some familiarity with Chinese, or Japanese, characters. It groups together characters with the same sound element. This helps memorisation and frequently makes you go "Oh, so that's why it's pronounced that way." It is not an exhaustive dictionary, and needs to be complemented by a larger traditional dictionary for anyone interested in reading texts. It is the most used Chinese dictionary that I have - I have far too many dictionaries of Chinese but this is the one I always take with me.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful, though not the only dictionary you'll ever need, 11 Nov 1998

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This dictionary is both genuinely useful and a fascinating book in itself. It won't be the only Chinese dictionary you ever need, but it's an excellent (and very different) complement to, say, John deFrancis' alphabetical pinyin dictionary.

It's organised around a system of charts linking characters by elements other than the radical, such as primary phonetic components. This takes a bit of learning but together with the usual radical index, it really does make it much easier to find an unknown character and to remember where you found it.

I actually found the book easier to use than its associated website, because everything seems clearer and more spacious. My only real problem with it is that the simplified characters are very minimally treated -- I appreciate this is intentional, but an appendix describing the main types of simplification would have been great.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finding out about characters, 24 May 2004

By	J. Washbrook (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a fascinating little reference book, a must. I only wish that the font was larger - small is fine for travelling, but not for study. (Also, for dictionary compilers: is there _any_ dictionary that has a radical chart on a fold out page for easy reference?)

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3.0 out of 5 stars not a good dictionary!
this book uses the traditional way of writing and even though it shows simplified, its not good for learning simplified. some of the word print size is small. Read more

Published on 28 Aug 2005 by sim504

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Fascinating
This book is excellent. It is thorough yet concise, including a large base of characters. It can be used as a dictionary, with character-English, English-character,... Read more

Published on 24 Dec 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars You will not believe how GREAT this dictionary really is!!
I have used a lot of Chinese dictionaries. Big ones, litle ones, ones from Taiwan, from Beijing, and from the USA, Chinese to English and vice versa, Pinyin/English, ones with... Read more

Published on 23 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best chinese dictionary I have ever read.
I began using the on-line version of this dictionary and found it just wonderful. Since then I was longing about one year on how to get the printed version, and fortunately I... Read more

Published on 30 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference for students of Chinese characters.
The best thing about this book is that it provides explanations that help the student make sense of the elements in each Chinese character. Read more

Published on 22 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic learning tool ! Add it to your library.
This is an excellent dictionary for learning Complex Chinese characters (fantizi). You can use it to look up a character and discover why you confuse this character with others... Read more

Published on 27 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - does NOT violate Linguistics 101
If you want to know the Chinese script better, this is where to go! This book has been immensely useful and just plain fun. Read more

Published on 25 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The first dictionary I go to
I am a beginning student and find this to be the most used of four dictionaries that I have purchased.

Much to my surprise I find myself reading it for pleasure. Read more

Published on 17 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and orginal concept
Rick Harbaugh's Etymological dictionary fills a necessary gap for all students of the Chinese language.

Published on 13 Dec 1998

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