Useful information

Much of the information on this blog comes from these sources:

Wieger, L., Chinese Characters, 2nd ed., 1927, available as a Dover reprint

http://www.chineseetymology.org/    A website written by Richard Sears.

http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/dictionary.php  A good on-line Chinese dictionary with a helpful etymology feature.

http://www.jisho.org  A good on-line Japanese dictionary.