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Library catalog & Pinyin/Wade-Giles conversion table
Books and serials acquired can be found in IRIS (RU Libraries catalog
and book delivery). You may search the catalog by title, author, subject, journal title, call number and other fields that identify an item. An
advanced search> mode is designed for
constructing complicated searches. Additional information and search guidance are available from the
"IRIS Guide" at the top right of the catalog screen.
For searching collections which are not yet recataloged into IRIS, you may use the card catalog which is located
at the entrance hallway at EAL. The catalog cards are arranged alphabetically.
For the Chinese materials, the majority of our holdings in IRIS and the card catalog use the Wade-Giles romanization
system. In order to find a book/periodical, you need to use its appropriate Pinyin or Wade-Giles title, author, or
subject. For those who are familiar only with Pinyin, a conversion table is provided below.
Korean and Japanese materials are cataloged with the Hepburn and McCune-Reischauer systems, respectively.
Pinyin / Wade-Giles Conversion Table
| Pinyin |
Wade-Giles |
Pinyin |
Wade-Giles |
Pinyin |
Wade-Giles |
| a |
a |
ji |
chi |
ri |
jih |
| ai |
ai |
jia |
chia |
rong |
jung |
| an |
an |
jan |
chien |
rou |
jou |
| ang |
ang |
jang |
chiang |
ru |
ju |
| ao |
ao |
jiao |
chiao |
ruan |
juan |
| ba |
pa |
jie |
chieh |
rui |
jui |
| bai |
pai |
jin |
chin |
run |
jun |
| ban |
pan |
jing |
ching |
ruo |
jo |
| bang |
pang |
jiong |
chiung |
sa |
da |
| bao |
pao |
jiu |
chiu |
sai |
sai |
| bei |
pei |
ju |
chü |
san |
san |
| ben |
pen |
juan |
chüan |
sang |
sang |
| beng |
peng |
jue |
chüeh |
sao |
sao |
| bi |
pi |
jun |
chün |
se |
se |
| bian |
pien |
ka |
k'a |
sen |
sen |
| biao |
piao |
kai |
k'ai |
seng |
seng |
| bie |
pieh |
kan |
k'an |
sha |
sha |
| bin |
pin |
kang |
k'ang |
shai |
shai |
| bing |
ping |
kao |
k'ao |
shan |
shan |
| bo |
po |
ke |
k'o |
shang |
shang |
| bou |
pou |
ken |
k'en |
shao |
shao |
| bu |
pu |
keng |
k'eng |
she |
she |
| ca |
ts'a |
kong |
k'ung |
shei |
shei |
| cai |
ts'ai |
kou |
k'ou |
shen |
shen |
| can |
ts'an |
ku |
k'u |
sheng |
sheng |
| cang |
ts'ang |
kua |
k'ua |
shi |
shih |
| cao |
ts'ao |
kuai |
k'uai |
shou |
shou |
| ce |
ts'e |
kuan |
k'uan |
shu |
shu |
| cen |
ts'en |
kuang |
k'uang |
shua |
shua |
| ceng |
ts'eng |
kui |
k'uei |
shuai |
shuai |
| cha |
ch'a |
kun |
k'un |
shuan |
shuan |
| chai |
ch'ai |
kuo |
k'ua |
shuang |
shuang |
| chan |
ch'an |
la |
la |
shui |
shui |
| chang |
ch'ang |
lai |
lai |
shun |
shun |
| chao |
ch'ao |
lan |
lan |
shuo |
shuo |
| che |
ch'e |
lang |
lang |
si |
szu/ssi |
| chen |
ch'en |
lao |
lao |
song |
sung |
| cheng |
ch'eng |
le |
le |
sou |
sou |
| chi |
ch'ih |
lei |
lei |
su |
su |
| chong |
ch'ung |
leng |
leng |
suan |
suan |
| chou |
ch'ou |
li |
li |
sui |
sui |
| chu |
ch'u |
lian |
lien |
sun |
sun |
| chuai |
ch'uai |
liang |
liang |
suo |
so |
| chuan |
ch'uan |
liao |
liao |
ta |
t'a |
| chuang |
ch'uang |
lie |
lieh |
tai |
t'ai |
| chui |
ch'ui |
lin |
lin |
tan |
t'an |
| chun |
ch'un |
ling |
ling |
tang |
t'ang |
| chuo |
ch'o |
liu |
liu |
tao |
t'ao |
| ci |
tz'u |
long |
lung |
te |
t'e |
| cong |
ts'ung |
lou |
lou |
teng |
t'eng |
| cou |
ts'ou |
lu |
lu |
ti |
t'i |
| cu |
ts'u |
luan |
luan |
tian |
t'ien |
| cuan |
ts'uan |
lun |
lun |
tiao |
t'iao |
| cui |
ts'ui |
luo |
lo |
tie |
t'ieh |
| cun |
ts'un |
lü |
lü |
ting |
t'ing |
| cuo |
ts'o |
lüan |
lüan |
tong |
t'ung |
| da |
ta |
lüe |
lüeh |
tou |
t'ou |
| dai |
tai |
ma |
ma |
tu |
t'u |
| dan |
tan |
mai |
mai |
tuan |
t'uan |
| dang |
tang |
man |
man |
tui |
t'ui |
| dao |
tao |
mang |
mang |
tun |
t'un |
| de |
te |
mao |
mao |
tuo |
t'o |
| dei |
tei |
mei |
mei |
tu |
t'u |
| deng |
teng |
men |
men |
tuan |
t'uan |
| di |
ti |
meng |
meng |
tui |
t'ui |
| dian |
tien |
mi |
mi |
tun |
t'un |
| diao |
tiao |
mian |
mien |
tuo |
t'o |
| die |
tieh |
miao |
miao |
wa |
wa |
| ding |
ting |
mie |
mieh |
wai |
wai |
| diu |
tiu |
min |
min |
wan |
wan |
| dong |
tung |
ming |
ming |
wang |
wang |
| dou |
tou |
miu |
miu |
wei |
wei |
| du |
tu |
mo |
mo |
wen |
wen |
| duan |
tuan |
mou |
mou |
weng |
weng |
| dui |
tui |
mu |
mu |
wo |
wo |
| dun |
tun |
na |
na |
wu |
wu |
| duo |
to |
nai |
nai |
xi |
hsi |
| e |
e, o |
nan |
nan |
xia |
hsia |
| ei |
ei |
nang |
nang |
xian |
hsien |
| en |
en |
nao |
nao |
xiang |
hsiang |
| eng |
eng |
nao |
nao |
xiao |
hsiao |
| er |
erh |
ne |
ne |
xie |
hsieh |
| fa |
fa |
nei |
nei |
xin |
hsin |
| fan |
fan |
nen |
nen |
xing |
hsing |
| fang |
fang |
neng |
neng |
xiong |
hsiung |
| fei |
fei |
ni |
ni |
xiu |
hsiu |
| fen |
fen |
nian |
nien |
xu |
hsü |
| feng |
feng |
niang |
niang |
xuan |
hsuan |
| fo |
fo |
niao |
niao |
xue |
hsüeh |
| fou |
fou |
nie |
nieh |
xun |
hsun |
| fu |
fu |
nin |
nin |
ya |
ha |
| ga |
ka |
ning |
ning |
yai |
hai |
| gai |
kai |
niu |
niu |
yan |
hen |
| gan |
kan |
nong |
nung |
yang |
hang |
| gang |
kang |
nou |
nou |
yao |
yao |
| gao |
kao |
nu |
nu |
ye |
yeh |
| ge |
ke, ko |
nuan |
nuan |
yi |
i |
| gei |
kei |
nun |
nun |
yin |
yin |
| gen |
ken |
nuo |
no |
ying |
ying |
| geng |
keng |
nü |
nü |
yong |
yung |
| gong |
kung |
nüe |
nüeh |
you |
yu |
| gou |
kou |
ou |
ou |
yu |
yü |
| gu |
ku |
pa |
p'a |
yuan |
yüan |
| gua |
kua |
pai |
p'ai |
yue |
yüeh |
| guai |
kuai |
pan |
p'an |
yun |
yün |
| guan |
kuan |
pang |
p'ang |
za |
tsa |
| guang |
kuang |
pao |
p'ao |
zai |
tsai |
| gui |
kuei |
pei |
p'ei |
zan |
tsan |
| gun |
kun |
pen |
p'en |
zang |
tsang |
| guo |
kuo |
peng |
p'eng |
zao |
tsao |
| ha |
ha |
pi |
p'i |
ze |
tse |
| hai |
hai |
pien |
p'ien |
zei |
tsei |
| han |
han |
piao |
p'iao |
zen |
tsen |
| hang |
hang |
pie |
p'ieh |
zeng |
tseng |
| hao |
hao |
pin |
p'in |
zha |
cha |
| he |
he, ho |
ping |
p'ing |
zhai |
chai |
| hei |
hei |
po |
p'o |
zhan |
chan |
| hen |
hen |
pou |
p'ou |
zhang |
chang |
| heng |
heng |
pu |
p'u |
zhao |
chao |
| hong |
hung |
qi |
ch'i |
zhe |
che |
| hou |
hou |
qia |
ch'ia |
zhei |
chei |
| hu |
hu |
qian |
ch'ien |
zhen |
chen |
| hua |
hua |
qiang |
ch'iang |
zheng |
cheng |
| huai |
huai |
qiao |
ch'iao |
zhi |
chih |
| huan |
huan |
qie |
ch'ieh |
zhong |
chung |
| huang |
huang |
qin |
ch'in |
zhou |
chou |
| hui |
hui |
qing |
ch'ing |
zhu |
chu |
| hun |
hun |
qiong |
ch'iung |
zhua |
chua |
| huo |
huo |
qiu |
ch'iu |
zhuai |
chuai |
| |
|
qu |
ch'ü |
zhuan |
chuan |
| |
|
quan |
ch'üan |
zhuang |
chuang |
| |
|
que |
ch'üeh |
zhui |
chui |
| |
|
qun |
ch'ün |
zhun |
chun |
| |
|
ran |
ran |
zhuo |
cho |
| |
|
rang |
rang |
zi |
tzu |
| |
|
rao |
jao |
zong |
tsung |
| |
|
re |
je |
zou |
tsou |
|
|
ren |
jen |
zu |
tsu |
| |
|
reng |
jeng |
zuan |
tsuan |
| |
|
|
|
zui |
tsui |
| |
|
|
|
zun |
tsua |
| |
|
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|
zuo |
tso |
