In addition to the stroke order of a character, users may also find more information about its pronunciation, meaning, and usage by clicking “Advanced Information” beneath the animated display of the character. The more detailed information is based upon the following reference books published by the Ministry of Education: Concise Mandarin Chinese Dictionary, Handbook of Chinese Radicals, and Teacher’s Handbook of Standard Form of Chinese Characters.
　　The following are brief explanations of the above–mentioned references. Those who would like to know more detailed information about them may visit the website of the Ministry of Education.

URL：http://dict.concised.moe.edu.tw

This concise edition with relatively brief explanations was compiled from Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary.

　　Take the character 大 for example. This character can be pronounced as “da” or “dai”. Since “da” occurs more frequently, explanations and illustrations of its usage are shown first as the main entry. “Dai” occurs only in the expression 大夫 “daifu”, so it is listed for further reference only. Explanations about it can be checked by clicking the high-lightened expression after the arrow sign.

URL：http://language.moe.gov.tw/001/Upload/files/SITE_CONTENT/M0001/STD/F4.HTML

Teacher's Handbook of Standard Form of Chinese Characters was compiled to explain and illustrate the standard form of Chinese characters. It includes the following parts: General Rules, Specifics, and Standard Characters for Reference. The following are examples.

◎General Rules

◎Specifics

◎Standard Characters for Reference

URL：http://language.moe.gov.tw/001/Upload/FILES/SITE_CONTENT/M0001/BUSHOU/F3.HTML

Handbook of Chinese Radicals incorporates the 214 radicals that appear in the Kangxi Dictionary. It examines and explains meaning and usage of each radical by the following aspects: radical, seal script, pronunciation, stroke count, explanation, possible variant and its stroke number, and illustration.
Take 水 for example.