print email comment close Zhongwen.com: Chinese Characters and Culture URL: http://www.zhongwen.com/noads.htm Description: The site contains an easy-to-use dictionary of over 4,000 Chinese characters (approximately 12,000 multi-character words). Look up words by pronunciation, radical, stroke count, or English equivalent. Gives definition, etymology, sound, and usage. Includes bilingual editions of famous Chinese texts, names for prominent Chinese-Americans, Chinese dynasties, Chinese surnames, an introduction to the written language, and help with the pronunciation differences between Mandarin spoken in Taiwan and in China. Author: Harbaugh, Rick Library of Congress Subject Headings: Chinese characters Chinese language Chinese language -- Dictionaries -- English LII Database Information: Record 4759 created by on 01/03/2000 Last modification on 07/25/2002 Published: 01/03/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4759