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Chinese Character Fast Finder allows users to find Chinese characters based on their appearance alone, without knowing their pronunciation, radical or stroke count. This reference book has been designed for serious learners of Chinese as well as readers with an interest in written Chinese.Convenient features include printed thumb-index marks for rapid access to any character; all the characters prescribed for the Chinese government's official HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Koshi) Language Proficiency Test, and simplified characters and their pinyin pronunciation. Chinese Character Fast Finder features: A thumb-index that allows for rapid access to any of the characters on the basis of shapes rather than ethmological radicals; clear, easy-to-read layout and characters to facilitate rapid scanning; 3200 characters including all those prescribed for all four levels of the HSK test; comprehensive information for each character, with the traditional form following if it differs from the simplified version; pronunication; core English meaning; radical; stroke count; and HSK grade.