1, mark the syllable, that is, the pinyin of this word without tone (beginners generally require marking).
2. Capitalize the first letter of a syllable. This capital letter is the order of sounds.
3. Turn to the Chinese phonetic syllable index on page 10 and search in alphabetical order.
4. Find this syllable in this phonetic sequence and record its page number in the syllable page number column.
5. Turn to the page where the syllable part of the dictionary is located, and start looking for big characters from that part. After finding it, record the page number of this page (which may be larger than the interval page number) in the Chinese character page number.
Speed up the inquiry
For example, if the phonetic sequence is arranged in the order of the second and third letters, it will be much faster to find syllables.
When positioning, I use a pencil to compare the big characters on the right one by one, which is extremely slow. Later, I found that I can quickly locate the page by scanning the whole page with my eyes.
On the side page of the dictionary, each sequence is in the same step, and there is a side label, through which a certain sequence position can be roughly located.
The Origin of Xinhua Dictionary
Xinhua Dictionary is the first dictionary with explanations and examples of vernacular Chinese published after the founding of New China. 1 The earliest name was Wu Dictionary, but it was not compiled. It was published from 1953, and after repeated revisions, the Xinhua Dictionary published by the Commercial Press in 1957 was the first edition. Since then, the Commercial Press has been responsible for revising and republishing it. It has been revised to Xinhua Dictionary (version 12).
20/kloc-In April of 0/6, Xinhua Dictionary won two Guinness World Records: the most popular dictionary and the best-selling book (revised regularly). On June 9th, 320 1810, Xinhua Dictionary won the highest prize in the copyright field in China-China Copyright Gold Award 2018. In 4202 1 year, Xinhua dictionary exclusively entered the flagship edition of Youdao dictionary pen, which took a new step in the exploration of digital innovation of classic learning tools.
initiative spirit
This dictionary is quite innovative, and its main features are as follows:
1, the whole book is arranged in alphabetical order, with a radical dictionary. The radicals used in the book are basically the same as those in the general dictionary, but there are some changes, such as 189 * *.
For example, the meat department, the secret department, the high department, the drum department, the neat department and the tortoise department of old dictionaries are all preserved, but some old dictionaries are not divided according to the writing methods of Shuowen Jiezi and seal script. This dictionary is divided into "Tao", "Now" and "Lively" according to the regular script. This method is unprecedented in China's dictionary.
2. About 8,500 words were included, and more than 3,200 disyllabic words and phrases were added under the definition of single words. Disyllabic words and phrases are marked and serve as a simple dictionary.
3. Marking the extended meaning, figurative meaning and escape in the interpretation will help readers to further understand the relationship between different semantic changes of polysemous words, which is quite useful for studying the development of word meanings. This is the editor's intention, which is not found in other dictionaries.
The first edition of this dictionary has many illustrations of famous things, which is convenient for readers to understand what is explained (later rearranged and deleted).
Historical function
The first edition of Xinhua Dictionary was compiled in 1953. At that time, the founders of the New World regarded the compilation of this "small dictionary" as an important part of the new cultural cause. It should shoulder the responsibility of standardizing modern Chinese and eliminating illiteracy. "Today, we should also advocate the' Xinhua style' of scholars compiling small dictionaries, and advocate the academic atmosphere of celebrities facing the public and striving for popularization."
Summarizing the 50-year history of Xinhua Dictionary, Xu Jialu, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), said this. "As soon as Xinhua Dictionary came out, it served the people to learn culture and popularize basic education. This active pursuit of being close to the people has made this small dictionary valuable to the people and full of vitality. "
Wang Zhan, Vice Minister of Education, analyzed the miracle created by small dictionaries. Xinhua Dictionary is "the largest dictionary in the world" and the most frequently revised dictionary in the dictionary history of China. In the past 50 years, with the progress of society and the changes of the times, this dictionary has been revised 10 times. Although the dictionary is small and dry, it is difficult to know how many it has. Every revision should be "speaking like a book" in content, "keeping pace with the times" and "innovating" in form.
Xinhua Dictionary is the first dictionary that uses vernacular explanations and examples. It consolidated the achievements of the Putonghua campaign aimed at promoting the spoken Chinese of Han nationality and the vernacular campaign aimed at promoting the replacement of classical Chinese with vernacular Chinese, and established, popularized and carried it forward in the form of dictionaries.
Xinhua Dictionary is the first dictionary in China that aims at vocabulary standardization and application.
The main purpose of compiling this dictionary is to make readers have a correct understanding of Chinese vocabulary, understand the modern standard usage of vocabulary, and be able to use it correctly in written and spoken language.