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Sorting method used in Chinese dictionaries
Stroke-based sorting, also called stroke-based ordering or stroke-based order, is one of the five sorting methods frequently used in modern Chinese dictionaries
Stroke-based_sorting
Assembly of written information into a standard order
conventional sorting order for these characters.[citation needed] In addition, Chinese characters can also be sorted by stroke-based sorting. In Greater
Collation
Smallest writing units of Chinese characters
their strokes. Stroke-based sorting methods include Stroke-count sorting, Stroke-order sorting, Stroke-count-stroke-order sorting, and YES sorting. Characters
Chinese_character_strokes
Chinese character sorting method
The YES stroke alphabetical order (Chinese: 一二三漢字筆順排檢法), also called YES stroke-order sorting, briefly YES order or YES sorting, is a Chinese character
YES_stroke_alphabetical_order
Chinese standard for stroke-based sorting
Commission of China in 1999. It is the current national standard for stroke-based sorting, and has been applied to the arrangement of the List of Commonly
GB_stroke-based_order
Way in which Chinese characters are sorted into a sequence
And there are other sorting rules for more accurate sorting. YES is a simplified stroke-based sorting method free from stroke counting and grouping
Chinese_character_orders
Sound-based Chinese character sorting method
alphabetical order, also called Pinyin-based order, or Pinyin order in short, is a sound-based Chinese character sorting method which has been used for arrangement
Pinyin_alphabetical_order
Topics referred to by the same term
a stroke order Surname stroke order, a method of listing Chinese names in order of increasing stroke count Stroke-based sorting, a method of sorting characters
Stroke_order_(disambiguation)
Indexing component of Chinese characters
character orders List of kanji radicals by stroke count List of kanji radicals by frequency Stroke-based sorting As Léon Wieger explains: The inflected words
Chinese_character_radicals
character sorting. The important stroke-based sorting methods include stroke-count sorting, stroke-count-stroke-order sorting, GB stroke-based sorting and YES
Chinese_character_forms
Method for ordering Han characters
as: 札 (GB) : 12345, 札 (YES): ㇐㇑㇓㇔㇟. YES is a simplified stroke-based sorting method free of stroke counting and grouping, without comprise in accuracy. Briefly
Stroke orders of CJK Unified Ideographs (YES order)
Stroke_orders_of_CJK_Unified_Ideographs_(YES_order)
Chinese standard for stroke-based sorting
the official document on the Web. Stroke Orders of the Commonly Used Standard Chinese Characters GB stroke-based sorting State Language Commission, PRC (1999)
Stroke Order Standard of GB 13000.1 Character Set
Stroke_Order_Standard_of_GB_13000.1_Character_Set
Number of strokes of a Chinese character
the number of different strokes in a Chinese character set. Stroke number plays an important role in Chinese character sorting, teaching and computer information
Stroke_number
Method for ordering Han characters
part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4. YES is a simplified stroke-based sorting method free of stroke counting and grouping, without comprise in accuracy. Briefly
CJK Unified Ideographs (YES order)
CJK_Unified_Ideographs_(YES_order)
Standard stroke orders of PRC
stipulates stroke orders according to the forms of modern Chinese characters, after sufficient survey on the needs of retrieving, sorting, teaching and
Stroke Orders of the Commonly Used Standard Chinese Characters
Stroke_Orders_of_the_Commonly_Used_Standard_Chinese_Characters
building blocks of characters, composed of strokes. In most cases, a component consists of more than one stroke and is smaller than the whole of the character
Chinese_character_components
System of operation used to provide energy to operate autoloading firearms
applied arbitrarily or based solely on visual or structural features. Instead, it should reflect the actual pressure-driven stroke distance of the piston
Gas-operated_reloading
Digital description of a typographical font
outlines. A stroke-based system also allows scaling glyphs in height or width without altering stroke thickness of the base glyphs. Stroke-based fonts are
Computer_font
1974 studio album by Queen
Richard Dadd's painting The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke at the Tate Gallery in London. The fantasy-based lyrics make direct reference to characters and
Queen_II
American television sitcom (1978–1986)
Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom, which originally aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27
Diff'rent_Strokes
Symbol representing the word "and" (&)
single stroke with a diagonal line connecting the bottom to the left side. This was a version of shorthand for ampersand;[citation needed] the stroke economy
Ampersand
Facial paralysis
is based on a person's appearance and ruling out other possible causes. Other conditions that can cause facial weakness include brain tumor, stroke, Ramsay
Bell's_palsy
Unicode character block
dictionary. Individual characters were listed based on their Kangxi radical and number of additional strokes, e.g. U+5382 厂, the unaugmented radical 27 meaning
Kangxi Radicals (Unicode block)
Kangxi_Radicals_(Unicode_block)
Chinese characters used in modern languages
without support from other sorting methods. There are two subcategories of form-based orders: stroke-based orders and component-based orders, which further
Modern_Chinese_characters
System of Chinese character radicals
primarily sorted by stroke count. They are the most popular system of radicals for dictionaries that order characters by radical and stroke count. They
Kangxi_radicals
Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer
intermittent, such as the more familiar two-stroke and four-stroke piston engines, along with variants, such as the six-stroke piston engine and the Wankel rotary
Internal_combustion_engine
British actor (born 1946)
had a major stroke in the midst of receiving a massage. The stroke required brain surgery. Curry has used a wheelchair since the stroke. He continues
Tim_Curry
American singer (born 1978)
musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band the Strokes, with which he has released six studio albums since its founding in 1998
Julian_Casablancas
Golf tournament held in the United States
Tour and European Tour. Since 1898, the competition has been 72 holes of stroke play (four rounds on an 18-hole course). It is staged by the United States
U.S._Open_(golf)
Thermodynamic cycle
the compression stroke and the power stroke, and so the valves did not need to resist high pressure and could be of the simpler sort used in many steam
Atkinson_cycle
Main post office for London between 1829 and 1910
Martin's Le Grand in 1829. As well as functioning as a post office and sorting office, the building contained the main offices and facilities for the
General_Post_Office,_London
Romanization scheme for Standard Chinese
particularly, Zhou Youguang, who has been called the "father of pinyin". They based their work in part on earlier romanization systems. The system was originally
Pinyin
Endogenous non-cancerous pluripotent stem cell
SSEA-3 cells or Muse cells are fresh for maximum one day after sorting and if you sort the same cells after 5 days for instance, you only collect about
Muse_cell
Chinese dictionary
Shuowen Jiezi dictionary's 540-radical system, and the radical-and-stroke sorting method. The dictionary title combines zì 字 "character; script; writing;
Zihui
Particular size, weight and style of a typeface
scripts, i.e. Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek, the main such properties are the stroke width, called weight, the style or angle, and the character width. The regular
Font
Oxygen shortage of the brain
population-based Rotterdam Scan Study". Stroke. 33 (1): 21–25. doi:10.1161/hs0102.101629. PMID 11779883. Herderscheê D, et al. (Sep 1992). ""Silent stroke in
Cerebral_hypoxia
Japanese multinational corporation
four-stroke engines, Suzuki Motor Corp. was known for its two-stroke engines (for motorcycles and autos). After the war, Suzuki made a two-stroke motorized
Suzuki
American politician (born 1969)
in-person interview since the stroke, with Dasha Burns, on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. As a result of his stroke, Fetterman required closed-captioning
John_Fetterman
Difficulty keeping organised to complete tasks
Biechowska D (October 2010). "Wisconsin card sorting test as a measure of executive function impairments in stroke patients". Applied Neuropsychology. 17 (4):
Executive_dysfunction
Seventh letter of the Latin alphabet
Encyclopaedia Romana Everson, Michael; Sigurðsson, Baldur; Málstöð, Íslensk. "Sorting the letter ÞORN". Evertype. ISO CEN/TC304. Archived from the original on
G
Whipping as a punishment
and even done by oneself in sadomasochistic or religious contexts. The strokes are typically aimed at the unclothed back of a person, though they can
Flagellation
American professional golfer (born 1993)
NCAA individual championship, recording a score of 280 (−8) to win by one stroke. In August, he won the U.S. Amateur title, defeating Derek Bard 7 & 6 in
Bryson_DeChambeau
Class of typefaces inspired by handwriting
Script typefaces are based on the varied and often fluid stroke created by handwriting. They are generally used for display or trade printing, rather than
Script_typeface
Workpiece finishing process
Superfinishing, also known as microfinishing and short-stroke honing, is a metalworking process that improves surface finish and workpiece geometry. This
Superfinishing
Second smallest sport utility vehicle size class
stated "so many of these vehicles are crowding the marketplace, simply sorting through them can be a daunting task". The segment is commonly known as
Compact_crossover_SUV
Type of motorcycle
was a 149.5 cc single cylinder four-stroke engine with four valves and a single overhead camshaft. The bore and stroke were 57.0 mm × 58.7 mm (2.24 in × 2
Yamaha_YZF-R15
Northern Irish golfer (born 1989)
an eight-stroke lead going into the final round. McIlroy shot a final round of 69 to earn his first major championship title, eight strokes ahead of runner-up
Rory_McIlroy
Syndromes
Bowen–Conradi syndrome Brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome Brainstem stroke syndrome Branchio-oculo-facial syndrome Branchio-oto-renal syndrome Bromism
List_of_syndromes
Golf tournament held in Augusta, Georgia, United States
times between them during that span. After winning by one stroke in 1958, Palmer won by one stroke again in 1960 in memorable circumstances. Trailing Ken
Masters_Tournament
American medical television drama series
website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 94% approval rating for the first season based on 88 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Setting the
The_Pitt
Third Trabant model produced by VEB Sachsenring (1964–1990)
made of Duroplast. The main letdown was the engine, which was a two-stroke based on a pre-war DKW. It was competitive when launched, but from the late
Trabant_601
English actor (1921–1999)
film star. It happened all too soon." Bogarde, a heavy smoker, had a minor stroke in November 1987 while Forwood was dying of liver cancer and Parkinson's
Dirk_Bogarde
Type of tantric erotic massage
some sort of stone, such as jade. 1. Placing the warm hand on the entire vulva 2. Stroking the bend between the vulva and the thigh 3. Stroking the labia
Yoni_massage
Serif typeface
matches Plantin's dimensions. The main change was that the contrast between strokes was enhanced to give a crisper image. The new design made its debut in
Times_New_Roman
American philanthropist, mother of John F. Kennedy (1890-1995)
in 1960, Rose "became a sort of quiet celebrity" and appeared on the International Best Dressed List. After suffering a stroke in 1984, she used a wheelchair
Rose_Kennedy
American V-8 car engine
later, second-generation 427, it was based on the W-series 409 engine, but with a longer 3.65 in (92.7 mm) stroke. A high-rise, two-piece aluminum intake
Chevrolet_big-block_engine
Season of television series
Louis Herthum as Dennis Daniels, Ava's father who is recovering from a stroke Amanda Payton as Jackie, one of DJ's friends Joe Mande as Ray, a front desk
Hacks_season_1
1955 film by Elia Kazan
maniacally laughing as the train pulls away. A shocked Adam suffers a stroke, leaving him paralyzed and unable to communicate. Cal tries talking to Adam
East_of_Eden_(film)
2010 Canadian drama film by Denis Villeneuve
rapist all along. The shock of learning the truth caused Nawal to suffer a stroke, which led to her decline and untimely death at age 60. The twins find Nihad
Incendies
Season of television series
superhero television series The Boys, the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same name written by Garth Ennis and Darick
The_Boys_season_4
since 维 and 萨 both have 11 strokes, ㇜ (5) sorting behind ㇐ (1) is ignored, and 尔 (5 strokes) sorts in front of 摩 (15 strokes). This did not occur during
2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations
2008_Summer_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations
2023 film by Woody Allen
Coup de Chance (lit. 'Stroke of Luck') is a 2023 French-language comedy drama thriller film written and directed by Woody Allen, in his French-language
Coup_de_Chance
1983 comedy-drama film directed by James L. Brooks
down the role because of a verbal commitment he had made to appear in Stroker Ace. "There are no awards in Hollywood for being an idiot", Reynolds later
Terms_of_Endearment
Corporal punishment
offences. Based on first-hand accounts, the student typically feels moderate to acute pain for the first few minutes, depending on the number of strokes. This
Caning_in_Singapore
Type of progressive dementia
or stroke; and repeated visual hallucinations. The 2017 Fourth Consensus Report of the DLB Consortium determined these to be core features based on the
Dementia_with_Lewy_bodies
Date and time representation system widely used in computing
representation encountered sorting errors, as in a text sort, times after the turnover starting with a 1 digit erroneously sorted before earlier times starting
Unix_time
the 20 largest Chinese families (2006) Chinese compound surname Surname stroke order Lists of common Asian surnames Japanese name Korean name List of Korean
List of common Chinese surnames
List_of_common_Chinese_surnames
System for ordering words, names and phrases
rhyming dictionary is based on sorting words in alphabetical order starting from the last to the first letter of the word. Collation Sorting Ugaritic alphabet
Alphabetical_order
DC Comics superhero
psionic can affect either the psyche or microbiology of Superman to induce strokes or mangle his internal organs, as well as disrupt his mind and perceptions
Superman
Variant of the Latin letter R (ꝛ)
rounded stroke towards the right side, such as ⟨o⟩, ⟨b⟩, ⟨p⟩, ⟨h⟩, ⟨w⟩ (and ⟨d⟩ in typefaces such as Fraktur where this letter has no vertical stroke, appearing
R_rotunda
American actress (1922–1990)
was active in progressive politics. She died in 1990 after suffering a stroke in 1986. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gardner No. 25 on its
Ava_Gardner
American comedian and actor (1895–1955)
starring in his own Columbia shorts, Curly was felled by a debilitating stroke on May 6, 1946. Shemp agreed to fill in for Curly in the Stooge shorts until
Shemp_Howard
Final season of television series The Boys
Hollywood that he had an ending in mind and how to get there in broad strokes, stating: "I know that moment where the title card comes up and it says
The_Boys_season_5
2022 film by Michael Grandage
lives and refuses to acknowledge Patrick's existence in the house. While sorting through Patrick's belongings, she comes across his journal from the late
My_Policeman_(film)
Aromatic resin from Boswellia trees
pain, remove blood stasis, promote blood circulation and treat deafness, stroke, locked jaw, and abnormalities in women's menstruation. The essential oil
Frankincense
American pianist and composer (born 1945)
Prize. In February 2018, Jarrett suffered a stroke and has been unable to perform since. A second stroke in May 2018 left him partially paralyzed and
Keith_Jarrett
2011 film by Cary Joji Fukunaga
that her cousin John has committed suicide, leading her aunt to suffer a stroke. Jane returns to her dying aunt, who gives her a letter from Jane's paternal
Jane_Eyre_(2011_film)
much face powder flu The influenza or grippe fluke An accidental lucky stroke fluky Odd; Different flumadiddle Humbug; flummery; nonsense flunk To fail
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
Period of the Government of the United Kingdom since 2024
income". Labour MP Rachael Maskell said, "Being cold at home can lead to stroke, heart attack, hypothermia, pneumonia and other such illnesses" and recommended
Premiership_of_Keir_Starmer
Cast of American crime drama TV series
FBI, though it is unclear for how long. After Ray Curto dies of a massive stroke while giving potentially damaging information to Agent Robyn Sanseverino
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
Medical diagnostic method
patient's history and clinical signs suggest a very high risk of stroke. Occlusive stroke causes permanent tissue damage over the following three hours (maybe
Transcranial_Doppler
Diacritic mark to indicate sound shift
in limited use, mostly for sorting names (such as in telephone directories), which treats letters with umlauts as their base equivalents followed by e
Umlaut_(diacritic)
Late 2000s-early 2010s aesthetic trend
which included bands such as the Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol helped spark a resurgence in guitar-based indie music. This musical revival coincided
Indie_sleaze
English football club season
19-game goal drought dating back to 4 March. Trossard doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time. But James Justin's deflected header and first-time volley
2024–25_Arsenal_F.C._season
Fictional character in the 2012 film Skyfall
critics and fans alike for its homoerotic subtext. In the scene, Silva strokes Bond's thighs and chest while interrogating the secret agent, who is tied
Raoul_Silva
Natural addition of materials to a landmass
Shields parameter – Dimensionless parameter in fluid mechanics Sorting - sediment sorting Stokes' law – Equation for the velocity of a body in viscous fluidPages
Deposition_(geology)
American funk and soul band
'Different strokes for different folks.' Archived February 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine There1.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2007 Different Strokes by Different
Sly_and_the_Family_Stone
President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
the League. Wilson had intended to seek a third term in office but had a stroke in October 1919 that left him incapacitated. His wife and his physician
Woodrow_Wilson
1990 film by Francis Ford Coppola
Michael realizes that Altobello is the traitor, but suffers a diabetic stroke before he can act. As Michael recuperates, Vincent and Mary begin a romance
The_Godfather_Part_III
Neuromuscular disease
disruption of essential cellular processes, including protein synthesis, sorting, intracellular transport, protein degradation, and mitochondrial function
Charcot–Marie–Tooth_disease
American actor (1941–2023)
ISBN 0-87196-313-2. Abramovitch, Seth (July 17, 2023). "After Her Debilitating Stroke, Tatum O'Neal Attempts to Heal a Fractured Relationship With Dad Ryan O'Neal"
Ryan_O'Neal
2019 Singaporean film
also has to take care of her bedridden father-in-law, who has suffered a stroke and is unable to speak, whilst Andrew is often absent from home. Ling sees
Wet_Season_(film)
Chinese characters used in Japanese writing
script, are often collated using the traditional Chinese radical-and-stroke sorting method. In this system, common components of characters are identified;
Kanji
Vector graphics editor from Adobe Inc
natural and painterly looking strokes) and a comprehensive update to strokes, referred to by Adobe as "Beautiful Strokes". In 2011 the Adobe Illustrator
Adobe_Illustrator
Art of designing typefaces and fonts
work to be printed or displayed. Type designers use the basic concepts of strokes, counter, body, and structural groups when designing typefaces. There are
Type_design
Video game series
Golf in North America) has several modes—including Tournament, Training, Stroke Play, and Match Play—as well as a Miniature Golf course. [citation needed]
Everybody's_Golf
Writing system
lower-case letters (such as the placement of serifs, the shapes of stroke ends, and stroke-thickness rules, although Greek capital letters do use Latin design
Cyrillic_script
owner named Patrick Rawling into a coma, apparently as the result of a stroke and poses as Patrick's live-in nurse. While investigating the case, Dean
List of Supernatural and The Winchesters characters
List_of_Supernatural_and_The_Winchesters_characters
American sitcom (2013–2021)
erectile dysfunction, domestic violence, overdose, palsy, rape, obesity, stroke, ADHD and miscarriage; and for maintaining a deft balance between the humorous
Mom_(TV_series)
Logographic writing system
been indexed using radical-and-stroke sorting, where characters are grouped by radical and sorted within each group by stroke number. Some modern dictionaries
Chinese_characters
STROKE BASED-SORTING
STROKE BASED-SORTING
Boy/Male
English
From the village.
Boy/Male
English
Stone
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stroud.German (Ströde) : topographic name from a dialect word meaning ‘thicket’.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Stock.Probably an Americanized form of Stokke.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Smiling
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Brave
Girl/Female
British, English
Based
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England named from Middle English stoke. The exact sense in individual cases is not clear; it seems to have meant originally merely ‘place’, and to have been used mainly for an outlying hamlet or dependent settlement.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English strong, strang ‘strong’, generally a nickname for a strong man but perhaps sometimes applied ironically to a weakling.French : translation of Trahand, a metonymic occupational name for a silkworker who drew out the thread from the cocoons (see Trahan).Translation of Ashkenazic Jewish Stark.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.North German (Ströker) : from an agent derivative of Struck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stride ‘(long) pace’ (from stride(n) ‘to walk with long steps’), presumably a nickname for someone with long legs or whose gait had a purposeful air, although Reaney and Wilson suggest it may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived by a crossing point over a stream, presumably no wider than a stride. They cite as an example a place known as The Strid, in North Yorkshire.
Boy/Male
English
Village
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stoke.
Boy/Male
English American
Nickname based on the word 'stone.' Stone.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English strike(n) ‘to stroke, smooth’, applied as an occupational name for someone whose job was to fill level measures of grain by passing a flat stick over the brim of the measure, thus removing any heaped excess.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Smiling
Boy/Male
Muslim
Smiling
Boy/Male
Afghan, African, Arabic, Australian, Chinese, Greek, Indian, Muslim
Brave
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Striker (from the Old English byform strÄcian).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name from Middle English strike, the stick used by a Striker.
STROKE BASED-SORTING
STROKE BASED-SORTING
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Laurel Tree
Male
Danish
, a boy, lad.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Violent; Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French, German, Hebrew
Peace; Wise Judge; Peaceful Ruler
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' A country justice.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Fate; Destiny
Male
English
English short form of Roman Latin Victor, VICK means "conqueror."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Sage
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Swedish, Swiss
Strength of the Spear; Spear Strong; Spear Rule; Spear Brave
Boy/Male
French
Clergyman.
STROKE BASED-SORTING
STROKE BASED-SORTING
STROKE BASED-SORTING
STROKE BASED-SORTING
STROKE BASED-SORTING
v. t.
To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
v. t.
To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.
v. t.
To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.
v. t.
To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror.
v. i.
To strike with a long stroke.
v. t.
To strike.
a.
Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
v. t.
The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
v. t.
The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
a.
Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.
imp. & p. p.
of Base
v. t.
A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
n.
A stroke.
v. t.
To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
v. t.
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
v. t.
To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.
imp. & p. p.
of Stroke
v. t.
A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
n.
Wearing, or protected by, bases.