If you know even a few Hanzi, you probably know at least a couple of radicals, like person and water.
If you really know nothing about Hanzi, you could use a little chart like what is already there, that shows the variant forms of radicals.
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>An ideal index for the casual or non-CJK user might be quite
>different in approach. Perhaps the first component drawn in
>any character would be a good basis for indexing rather than
>the significant radical. But, as you've pointed out, not all
>components are immediately recognizable as pertaining to a
>particular radical, especially to the casual user.
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>Since the Han Radical Index in the Unicode book functions the
>same as a radical index in a Chinese dictionary, I balked at the
>idea of having any character appearing under a non-significant
>radical, at first. But after more thought, I don't suppose any
>laws would be violated if characters appeared in more than one
>location. It sure would make look-ups easier. Meanwhile, I'll
>take your advice and keep an eye on Wenlin.
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>Best regards,
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>James Kass.
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