Mudrov's Chinese-Russian Dictionary with an English Text and Appendices
A Chinese - Russian - English Dictionary
Because Chinese characters are not based on an alphabet, the ordering of characters in a
dictionary, particularly in a dictionary intended for use by non-Chinese, has presented a
formidable problem. The Rosenberg Graphical System, an effective and efficient system for
overcoming this difficulty, has been in use in the former U.S.S.R. for almost eighty years.
John S. Barlow has made this superb system available for the first time to English-speaking
students and scholars by adding an English text to an existing Chinese-Russian dictionary (of
6,000 characters and 60,000 entries) in which the characters are ordered according to the
Graphical System.
This trilingual dictionary offers several features not included in the Chinese-Russian version:
a detailed guide to using the system, a history of its origins, and -- for those who prefer to
locate a character by pronunciation -- an alphabetical pinyin index. All students of Chinese,
from elementary to advanced levels, will appreciate the rapidity compared with
conventionally arranged dictionaries.
John S. Barlow received the M.D. from Harvard Medical School. Specialized training in
clinical neurology and neuro-physiology at Massachusetts General Hospital followed. His
studies on brain research in China and his familiarity with several languages, including
Chinese and Russian, introduced him to the Rosenberg (Russian) Graphical System. He has
successfully used the graphical system in his own research.
Barlow, John S.
A Chinese-Russian-English Dictionary;
arranged by the Rosenberg Graphical System (Mudrov's Chinese-Russian Dictionary with an
English Text and Appendices)
June 1995, University of Hawai'i Press. 856 pp.
ISBN 0-8248-1729-X, cloth US$125.00
The book can be ordered from:
University of Hawai'i Press
Order Department
2840 Kolowalu Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
USA
Tel: +1-808-956 8255
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