How to use the radical search of Xinhua dictionary?

The usage of radical search in Xinhua Dictionary is as follows: First, determine the radical of the word, and look up the radical and its page number in the dictionary according to the strokes of the radical. According to the searched page number of the radical, find the radical in the "word lookup table" and count the strokes of other words except the radical. Find the corresponding "stroke" column under the radical, find the word to be searched and its page number, and then find the word to be searched in the dictionary according to the page number.

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Other word search methods

Chinese phonetic syllable search method

According to the pinyin initials of a word, the pinyin syllable page number of the word in the text can be found in the Chinese pinyin syllable table; Then look it up in the page according to the tone of the word. Anyone who wants to find words that only know pronunciation but don't know writing or meaning can use this method, but he must be familiar with the alphabetical order and syllables of Chinese Pinyin.

Stroke search method for difficult-to-find characters

In the process of word search, this method should be used for all words with unknown pronunciation and obscure radicals. As long as the number of strokes of a word is accurate, the page number of the word in the text can be found in the dictionary's "stroke index of difficult words"