The number-stroke character detection method is also called stroke-start character detection method, which is more suitable for finding words with unclear pronunciation and unclear 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"

This method is based on the number of strokes of a word and the shapes of the first two strokes. The method of searching Chinese characters by counting strokes is relatively simple. As long as a word can be written correctly, and the number of strokes of this word is not wrong with the shape of the first two strokes, you can find the word you want to look up. In Xinhua Dictionary, we can use this method to find difficult words in the list of difficult words.

If it is easy to determine the radical, but you are not sure about the pronunciation, you can use the radical search method; If you know the pronunciation, but can't write the word, use the word order search method; If it is a single character, use the digital stroke search method.

Extended data

1, when looking up a word, we must first determine the radical of the word, and then find out the page number of the word belonging to the radical in the radical dictionary, so that we can look it up from the text according to the number of strokes except the radical of the word.

2. Some words are placed under different radicals in the dictionary. For example, "Gong" can be found in both the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Military Affairs. This method can be used to look up words that only know the writing method but not the sound and meaning, but you must be familiar with the common radicals of Chinese characters.

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