Unicode::Unihan
===============

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

  perl Makefile.PL
  make
  make test
  make install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires perl 5.6 or better.

NAME
      Unicode::Unihan - The Unihan Data Base 3.2

SYNOPSIS
        use Unicode::Unihan;
        my $db = new Unicode::Unihan;
        print join("," => $db->Mandarin("\x{5c0f}\x{98fc}\x{5f3e}"), "\n";

ABSTRACT
      This module provides a user-friendly interface to the Uni-
      code Unihan Database 3.2.  With this module, the Unihan
      database is as easy as shown in the SYNOPSIS above.

DESCRIPTION
      The first thing you do is make the database available.
      Just say

        use Unicode::Unihan;
        my $db = new Unicode::Unihan;

      That's all you have to say.  After that, you can access
      the database via $db->tag($string) where tag is the tag in
      the Unihan Database, without 'k' prefix.

      $data = $db->tag($string) =item @data = $db->tag($string)
          The first form (scalar context) returns the Unihan
          Database entry of the first character in $string.  The
          second form (array context) checks the entry for each
          character in $string.

            @data = $db->Mandarin("\x{5c0f}\x{98fc}\x{5f3e}");
            # @data is now ('SHAO4 XIAO3','SI4','DAN4')

            @data = $db->JapaneseKun("\x{5c0f}\x{98fc}\x{5f3e}");
            # @data is now ('CHIISAI KO O','KAU YASHINAU','TAMA HAZUMU HIKU')

SEE ALSO
      the perlunintro manpage
      the perlunicode manpage
      The Unihand Database, in Text
        http://www.unicode.org/Public/3.2-Update/Uni-
        han-3.2.0.txt.gz

AUTHOR
      For the Module: Dan Kogai <[email protected]>

      For the Source Data: Unicode, Inc.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
      For the Module:
       Copyright 2002 by Dan Kogai, All rights reserved.

      This library is free software; you can redistribute it
      and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

      For the Source Data:

      Copyright (c) 1996-2002 Unicode, Inc. All Rights reserved.

       Name: Unihan database
       Unicode version: 3.2.0
       Table version: 1.1
       Date: 15 March 2002