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Choose a sort order for lists in Chinese
You can sort items in the Finder by name. When you choose a language for your Mac, the sort order for names is automatically set. If you include Chinese in your preferred languages, several sort orders are available.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Language & Region, then verify that “Chinese, Simplified” or “Chinese, Traditional” is listed under “Preferred languages.”
Click the “List sort order” pop-up menu, then choose a sort order.
Chinese (Pinyin Sort Order): Unicode sort order based on Pinyin.
Chinese (Radical-Stroke Sort Order): Standard Kangxi sort order, organized by radical, then stroke count.
Chinese (Simplified Chinese Sort Order - GB2312): Simplified Chinese sort order based on the GB2312 character set.
Chinese (Stroke Sort Order): Unicode sort order based on strokes.
Chinese (Traditional Chinese Sort Order - Big5): Traditional Chinese sort order based on the Big5 character set.
Chinese (Zhuyin Sort Order): Traditional Chinese sort order based on Zhuyin (bopomofo) phonetic symbols.