Characters

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1.                  Five basic strokes and their serial codes 五种笔画类型及编码
-- Let's follow a rigorous method of encoding the stroke orders.

2.                  The stroke order of the Chinese characters 笔顺及笔顺编码
-- Please pay special attention to the 7 supplementary rules which deal with some complicated cases.

3.                  The most commonly used classifiers of Chinese characters 常用偏旁
-- Try to familiarise yourselves with this shortlist of radicals to begin with.

4.                Complete list of the classifiers used in Chinese dictionaries of characters 汉语字典部首表.

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5.                  Configuration of radicals in the chinese characters 汉字结构
-- Knowledge of how radicals are configured in shaping a character will prove extremely valuable.


6.                  The formation of the Chinese characters in the ancient seal script
6a.                  Xu Shen's theory of the six methods of character formation.
Lecture note in PDF: <http://goo.gl/QsUrrI>.


6b.               A further note on the etymology of Chinese characters (Part One)
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7.             How to read indigenous dictionaries of Chinese characters
URL: <http://goo.gl/gocYj7>.

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