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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING IDEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERS AND THE ASSOCIATED DICTIONARY ENTRIES A method and system for retrieving ideographic characters such as Chinese characters wherein a computer displays a set of four questions relating, respectively, to the geometrical characteristics of the first and last strokes and any geometrical enclosures of the character to be searched and its total number of strokes. The computer also displays a fifth optional question relating to the number of crosses each formed by two strokes in the character. The user selects among the various choices for the character. Upon each selection by the user, the computer conducts a search eliminating characters that do not correspond to the characteristic description selected. After the search is completed, the computer displays all characters having the selected characteristics and a total number of strokes within a predetermined range of that entered by the user to accommodate for possible counting errors. If too many characters are displayed, the user may enter the answer for the fifth optional question. In that case, the computer conducts a further search to eliminate those that do not meet the description and display those that do. Thus, only fewer characters are displayed for efficient identification by the user. The computer then displays the corresponding pronunciation and explanation entries for the character like any conventional dictionaries. HTT//15468-2.PA2 29
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