diff --git a/native/jni/Android.mk b/native/jni/Android.mk
index 771623c..acd230f 100644
--- a/native/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/native/jni/Android.mk
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
     suggest/core/session/dic_traverse_session.cpp \
     $(addprefix suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/, \
         dynamic_patricia_trie_policy.cpp \
-        patricia_trie_policy.cpp) \
+        patricia_trie_policy.cpp \
+        patricia_trie_reading_utils.cpp) \
     suggest/policyimpl/gesture/gesture_suggest_policy_factory.cpp \
     $(addprefix suggest/policyimpl/typing/, \
         scoring_params.cpp \
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_terminal_attributes_reading_utils.cpp b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_terminal_attributes_reading_utils.cpp
index 52b6689..20b77b3 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_terminal_attributes_reading_utils.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_terminal_attributes_reading_utils.cpp
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@
     const int origin = *pos;
     switch (MASK_ATTRIBUTE_ADDRESS_TYPE & flags) {
         case FLAG_ATTRIBUTE_ADDRESS_TYPE_ONEBYTE:
-            offset = ByteArrayUtils::readUint8andAdvancePosition(
+            offset = ByteArrayUtils::readUint8AndAdvancePosition(
                     binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), pos);
             break;
         case FLAG_ATTRIBUTE_ADDRESS_TYPE_TWOBYTES:
-            offset = ByteArrayUtils::readUint16andAdvancePosition(
+            offset = ByteArrayUtils::readUint16AndAdvancePosition(
                     binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), pos);
             break;
         case FLAG_ATTRIBUTE_ADDRESS_TYPE_THREEBYTES:
-            offset = ByteArrayUtils::readUint24andAdvancePosition(
+            offset = ByteArrayUtils::readUint24AndAdvancePosition(
                     binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), pos);
             break;
     }
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_terminal_attributes_reading_utils.h b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_terminal_attributes_reading_utils.h
index 15637d8..375fc7d 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_terminal_attributes_reading_utils.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_terminal_attributes_reading_utils.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     static AK_FORCE_INLINE TerminalAttributeFlags getFlagsAndForwardPointer(
             const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo, int *const pos) {
-        return ByteArrayUtils::readUint8andAdvancePosition(
+        return ByteArrayUtils::readUint8AndAdvancePosition(
                 binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), pos);
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     static AK_FORCE_INLINE int getShortcutListSizeAndForwardPointer(
             const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo, int *const pos) {
         // readUint16andAdvancePosition() returns an offset *including* the uint16 field itself.
-        return ByteArrayUtils::readUint16andAdvancePosition(
+        return ByteArrayUtils::readUint16AndAdvancePosition(
                 binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), pos) - SHORTCUT_LIST_SIZE_FIELD_SIZE;
     }
 
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/byte_array_utils.h b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/byte_array_utils.h
index daa822f..75ccfc7 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/byte_array_utils.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/core/dictionary/byte_array_utils.h
@@ -50,39 +50,39 @@
         return buffer[pos];
     }
 
-    static AK_FORCE_INLINE uint32_t readUint32andAdvancePosition(
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE uint32_t readUint32AndAdvancePosition(
             const uint8_t *const buffer, int *const pos) {
         const uint32_t value = readUint32(buffer, *pos);
         *pos += 4;
         return value;
     }
 
-    static AK_FORCE_INLINE int readSint24andAdvancePosition(
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE int readSint24AndAdvancePosition(
             const uint8_t *const buffer, int *const pos) {
         const uint8_t value = readUint8(buffer, *pos);
         if (value < 0x80) {
-            return readUint24andAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+            return readUint24AndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
         } else {
             (*pos)++;
-            return -(((value & 0x7F) << 16) ^ readUint16andAdvancePosition(buffer, pos));
+            return -(((value & 0x7F) << 16) ^ readUint16AndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos));
         }
     }
 
-    static AK_FORCE_INLINE uint32_t readUint24andAdvancePosition(
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE uint32_t readUint24AndAdvancePosition(
             const uint8_t *const buffer, int *const pos) {
         const uint32_t value = readUint24(buffer, *pos);
         *pos += 3;
         return value;
     }
 
-    static AK_FORCE_INLINE uint16_t readUint16andAdvancePosition(
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE uint16_t readUint16AndAdvancePosition(
             const uint8_t *const buffer, int *const pos) {
         const uint16_t value = readUint16(buffer, *pos);
         *pos += 2;
         return value;
     }
 
-    static AK_FORCE_INLINE uint8_t readUint8andAdvancePosition(
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE uint8_t readUint8AndAdvancePosition(
             const uint8_t *const buffer, int *const pos) {
         return buffer[(*pos)++];
     }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
                 *pos += 1;
                 return NOT_A_CODE_POINT;
             } else {
-                return readUint24andAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+                return readUint24AndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
             }
         } else {
             *pos += 1;
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/binary_format.h b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/binary_format.h
index 9e22b50..23f4c7f 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/binary_format.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/binary_format.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     // Mask and flags for attribute address type selection.
     static const int MASK_ATTRIBUTE_ADDRESS_TYPE = 0x30;
 
-    static bool hasBlacklistedOrNotAWordFlag(const int flags);
     static int getGroupCountAndForwardPointer(const uint8_t *const dict, int *pos);
     static uint8_t getFlagsAndForwardPointer(const uint8_t *const dict, int *pos);
     static int getCodePointAndForwardPointer(const uint8_t *const dict, int *pos);
@@ -74,10 +73,6 @@
     static int getCodePointsAndProbabilityAndReturnCodePointCount(
             const uint8_t *const root, const int nodePos, const int maxCodePointCount,
             int *const outCodePoints, int *const outUnigramProbability);
-    static int getBigramListPositionForWordPosition(const uint8_t *const root,
-            const int nodePosition);
-    static int getShortcutListPositionForWordPosition(const uint8_t *const root,
-            const int nodePosition);
 
  private:
     DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(BinaryFormat);
@@ -99,10 +94,6 @@
     static int skipBigrams(const uint8_t *const dict, const uint8_t flags, const int pos);
 };
 
-inline bool BinaryFormat::hasBlacklistedOrNotAWordFlag(const int flags) {
-    return (flags & (FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED | FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD)) != 0;
-}
-
 AK_FORCE_INLINE int BinaryFormat::getGroupCountAndForwardPointer(const uint8_t *const dict,
         int *pos) {
     const int msb = dict[(*pos)++];
@@ -475,38 +466,5 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-AK_FORCE_INLINE int BinaryFormat::getBigramListPositionForWordPosition(
-        const uint8_t *const root, const int nodePosition) {
-    if (NOT_A_VALID_WORD_POS == nodePosition) return NOT_A_DICT_POS;
-    int position = nodePosition;
-    const uint8_t flags = getFlagsAndForwardPointer(root, &position);
-    if (!(flags & FLAG_HAS_BIGRAMS)) return NOT_A_DICT_POS;
-    if (flags & FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS) {
-        position = skipOtherCharacters(root, position);
-    } else {
-        getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &position);
-    }
-    position = skipProbability(flags, position);
-    position = skipChildrenPosition(flags, position);
-    position = skipShortcuts(root, flags, position);
-    return position;
-}
-
-AK_FORCE_INLINE int BinaryFormat::getShortcutListPositionForWordPosition(
-        const uint8_t *const root, const int nodePosition) {
-    if (NOT_A_VALID_WORD_POS == nodePosition) return NOT_A_DICT_POS;
-    int position = nodePosition;
-    const uint8_t flags = getFlagsAndForwardPointer(root, &position);
-    if (!(flags & FLAG_HAS_SHORTCUT_TARGETS)) return NOT_A_DICT_POS;
-    if (flags & FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS) {
-        position = skipOtherCharacters(root, position);
-    } else {
-        getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &position);
-    }
-    position = skipProbability(flags, position);
-    position = skipChildrenPosition(flags, position);
-    return position;
-}
-
 } // namespace latinime
 #endif // LATINIME_BINARY_FORMAT_H
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.cpp b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.cpp
index 2a9a5ce..097f7c8 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 #include "suggest/core/dicnode/dic_node.h"
 #include "suggest/core/dicnode/dic_node_vector.h"
 #include "suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_info.h"
+#include "suggest/core/dictionary/binary_dictionary_terminal_attributes_reading_utils.h"
 #include "suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/binary_format.h"
+#include "suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_reading_utils.h"
 
 namespace latinime {
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
         return;
     }
     int nextPos = dicNode->getChildrenPos();
-    const int childCount = BinaryFormat::getGroupCountAndForwardPointer(
+    const int childCount = PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::getGroupCountAndAdvancePosition(
             binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), &nextPos);
     for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
         nextPos = createAndGetLeavingChildNode(dicNode, nextPos, binaryDictionaryInfo,
@@ -60,82 +62,108 @@
 
 int PatriciaTriePolicy::getUnigramProbability(
         const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo, const int nodePos) const {
-    const uint8_t *const root = binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot();
+    if (nodePos == NOT_A_VALID_WORD_POS) {
+        return NOT_A_PROBABILITY;
+    }
+    const uint8_t *const dictRoot = binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot();
     int pos = nodePos;
-    const uint8_t flags = BinaryFormat::getFlagsAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
-    if (flags & (BinaryFormat::FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED | BinaryFormat::FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD)) {
+    const PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::NodeFlags flags =
+            PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::getFlagsAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, &pos);
+    if (!PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::isTerminal(flags)) {
+        return NOT_A_PROBABILITY;
+    }
+    if (PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::isNotAWord(flags)
+            || PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::isBlacklisted(flags)) {
         // If this is not a word, or if it's a blacklisted entry, it should behave as
         // having no probability outside of the suggestion process (where it should be used
         // for shortcuts).
         return NOT_A_PROBABILITY;
     }
-    const bool hasMultipleChars = (0 != (BinaryFormat::FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS & flags));
-    if (hasMultipleChars) {
-        pos = BinaryFormat::skipOtherCharacters(root, pos);
-    } else {
-        BinaryFormat::getCodePointAndForwardPointer(root, &pos);
-    }
-    return BinaryFormat::readProbabilityWithoutMovingPointer(root, pos);
+    PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::skipCharacters(dictRoot, flags, MAX_WORD_LENGTH, &pos);
+    return PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::readProbabilityAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, &pos);
 }
 
 int PatriciaTriePolicy::getShortcutPositionOfNode(
         const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
         const int nodePos) const {
-    return BinaryFormat::getShortcutListPositionForWordPosition(
-            binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), nodePos);
+    if (nodePos == NOT_A_VALID_WORD_POS) {
+        return NOT_A_DICT_POS;
+    }
+    const uint8_t *const dictRoot = binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot();
+    int pos = nodePos;
+    const PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::NodeFlags flags =
+            PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::getFlagsAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, &pos);
+    if (!PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::hasShortcutTargets(flags)) {
+        return NOT_A_DICT_POS;
+    }
+    PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::skipCharacters(dictRoot, flags, MAX_WORD_LENGTH, &pos);
+    if (PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::isTerminal(flags)) {
+        PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::readProbabilityAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, &pos);
+    }
+    if (PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::hasChildrenInFlags(flags)) {
+        PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::readChildrenPositionAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, flags, &pos);
+    }
+    return pos;
 }
 
 int PatriciaTriePolicy::getBigramsPositionOfNode(
         const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
         const int nodePos) const {
-    return BinaryFormat::getBigramListPositionForWordPosition(
-            binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), nodePos);
+    if (nodePos == NOT_A_VALID_WORD_POS) {
+        return NOT_A_DICT_POS;
+    }
+    const uint8_t *const dictRoot = binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot();
+    int pos = nodePos;
+    const PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::NodeFlags flags =
+            PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::getFlagsAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, &pos);
+    if (!PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::hasBigrams(flags)) {
+        return NOT_A_DICT_POS;
+    }
+    PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::skipCharacters(dictRoot, flags, MAX_WORD_LENGTH, &pos);
+    if (PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::isTerminal(flags)) {
+        PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::readProbabilityAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, &pos);
+    }
+    if (PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::hasChildrenInFlags(flags)) {
+        PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::readChildrenPositionAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, flags, &pos);
+    }
+    if (PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::hasShortcutTargets(flags)) {
+        BinaryDictionaryTerminalAttributesReadingUtils::skipShortcuts(binaryDictionaryInfo, &pos);
+    }
+    return pos;
 }
 
-int PatriciaTriePolicy::createAndGetLeavingChildNode(const DicNode *const dicNode, int pos,
-        const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
+int PatriciaTriePolicy::createAndGetLeavingChildNode(const DicNode *const dicNode,
+        const int nodePos, const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
         const NodeFilter *const childrenFilter, DicNodeVector *childDicNodes) const {
-    const int nextPos = pos;
-    const uint8_t flags = BinaryFormat::getFlagsAndForwardPointer(
-            binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), &pos);
-    const bool hasMultipleChars = (0 != (BinaryFormat::FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS & flags));
-    const bool isTerminal = (0 != (BinaryFormat::FLAG_IS_TERMINAL & flags));
-    const bool hasChildren = BinaryFormat::hasChildrenInFlags(flags);
-    const bool isBlacklistedOrNotAWord = BinaryFormat::hasBlacklistedOrNotAWordFlag(flags);
-
-    int codePoint = BinaryFormat::getCodePointAndForwardPointer(
-            binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), &pos);
-    ASSERT(NOT_A_CODE_POINT != codePoint);
-    // TODO: optimize this
+    const uint8_t *const dictRoot = binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot();
+    int pos = nodePos;
+    const PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::NodeFlags flags =
+            PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::getFlagsAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, &pos);
     int mergedNodeCodePoints[MAX_WORD_LENGTH];
-    uint16_t mergedNodeCodePointCount = 0;
-    mergedNodeCodePoints[mergedNodeCodePointCount++] = codePoint;
-
-    do {
-        const int nextCodePoint = hasMultipleChars
-                ? BinaryFormat::getCodePointAndForwardPointer(
-                        binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), &pos) : NOT_A_CODE_POINT;
-        const bool isLastChar = (NOT_A_CODE_POINT == nextCodePoint);
-        if (!isLastChar) {
-            mergedNodeCodePoints[mergedNodeCodePointCount++] = nextCodePoint;
-        }
-        codePoint = nextCodePoint;
-    } while (NOT_A_CODE_POINT != codePoint);
-
-    const int probability = isTerminal ? BinaryFormat::readProbabilityWithoutMovingPointer(
-            binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), pos) : NOT_A_PROBABILITY;
-    pos = BinaryFormat::skipProbability(flags, pos);
-    int childrenPos = hasChildren ? BinaryFormat::readChildrenPosition(
-            binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), flags, pos) : NOT_A_DICT_POS;
-    const int siblingPos = BinaryFormat::skipChildrenPosAndAttributes(
-            binaryDictionaryInfo->getDictRoot(), flags, pos);
-
-    if (childrenFilter->isFilteredOut(mergedNodeCodePoints[0])) {
-        return siblingPos;
+    const int mergedNodeCodePointCount = PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::getCharsAndAdvancePosition(
+            dictRoot, flags, MAX_WORD_LENGTH, mergedNodeCodePoints, &pos);
+    const int probability = (PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::isTerminal(flags))?
+            PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::readProbabilityAndAdvancePosition(dictRoot, &pos)
+                    : NOT_A_PROBABILITY;
+    const int childrenPos = PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::hasChildrenInFlags(flags) ?
+            PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::readChildrenPositionAndAdvancePosition(
+                    dictRoot, flags, &pos) : NOT_A_DICT_POS;
+    if (PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::hasShortcutTargets(flags)) {
+        BinaryDictionaryTerminalAttributesReadingUtils::skipShortcuts(binaryDictionaryInfo, &pos);
     }
-    childDicNodes->pushLeavingChild(dicNode, nextPos, childrenPos, probability, isTerminal,
-            hasChildren, isBlacklistedOrNotAWord, mergedNodeCodePointCount, mergedNodeCodePoints);
-    return siblingPos;
+    if (PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::hasBigrams(flags)) {
+        BinaryDictionaryTerminalAttributesReadingUtils::skipExistingBigrams(
+                binaryDictionaryInfo, &pos);
+    }
+    if (!childrenFilter->isFilteredOut(mergedNodeCodePoints[0])) {
+        childDicNodes->pushLeavingChild(dicNode, nodePos, childrenPos, probability,
+                PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::isTerminal(flags),
+                PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::hasChildrenInFlags(flags),
+                PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::isBlacklisted(flags) ||
+                        PatriciaTrieReadingUtils::isNotAWord(flags),
+                mergedNodeCodePointCount, mergedNodeCodePoints);
+    }
+    return pos;
 }
 
 } // namespace latinime
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.h b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.h
index 42827d9..71f256e 100644
--- a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.h
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_policy.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     PatriciaTriePolicy() {}
     ~PatriciaTriePolicy() {}
 
-    int createAndGetLeavingChildNode(const DicNode *const dicNode, int pos,
+    int createAndGetLeavingChildNode(const DicNode *const dicNode, const int nodePos,
             const BinaryDictionaryInfo *const binaryDictionaryInfo,
             const NodeFilter *const nodeFilter, DicNodeVector *const childDicNodes) const;
 };
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_reading_utils.cpp b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_reading_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89e981d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_reading_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_reading_utils.h"
+
+#include "defines.h"
+#include "suggest/core/dictionary/byte_array_utils.h"
+
+namespace latinime {
+
+typedef PatriciaTrieReadingUtils PtReadingUtils;
+
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::MASK_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE = 0xC0;
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_NOADDRESS = 0x00;
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_ONEBYTE = 0x40;
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_TWOBYTES = 0x80;
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_THREEBYTES = 0xC0;
+
+// Flag for single/multiple char group
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS = 0x20;
+// Flag for terminal groups
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_IS_TERMINAL = 0x10;
+// Flag for shortcut targets presence
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_HAS_SHORTCUT_TARGETS = 0x08;
+// Flag for bigram presence
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_HAS_BIGRAMS = 0x04;
+// Flag for non-words (typically, shortcut only entries)
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD = 0x02;
+// Flag for blacklist
+const PtReadingUtils::NodeFlags PtReadingUtils::FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED = 0x01;
+
+/* static */ int PtReadingUtils::readChildrenPositionAndAdvancePosition(
+        const uint8_t *const buffer, const NodeFlags flags, int *const pos) {
+    const int base = *pos;
+    int offset = 0;
+    switch (MASK_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE & flags) {
+        case FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_ONEBYTE:
+            offset = ByteArrayUtils::readUint8AndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+            break;
+        case FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_TWOBYTES:
+            offset = ByteArrayUtils::readUint16AndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+            break;
+        case FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_THREEBYTES:
+            offset = ByteArrayUtils::readUint24AndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+            break;
+        default:
+            // If we come here, it means we asked for the children of a word with
+            // no children.
+            return NOT_A_DICT_POS;
+    }
+    return base + offset;
+}
+
+} // namespace latinime
diff --git a/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_reading_utils.h b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_reading_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..002c3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/jni/src/suggest/policyimpl/dictionary/patricia_trie_reading_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef LATINIME_PATRICIA_TRIE_READING_UTILS_H
+#define LATINIME_PATRICIA_TRIE_READING_UTILS_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "defines.h"
+#include "suggest/core/dictionary/byte_array_utils.h"
+
+namespace latinime {
+
+class PatriciaTrieReadingUtils {
+ public:
+    typedef uint8_t NodeFlags;
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE int getGroupCountAndAdvancePosition(
+            const uint8_t *const buffer, int *const pos) {
+        const uint8_t firstByte = ByteArrayUtils::readUint8AndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+        if (firstByte < 0x80) {
+            return firstByte;
+        } else {
+            return ((firstByte & 0x7F) << 8) ^ ByteArrayUtils::readUint8AndAdvancePosition(
+                    buffer, pos);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE NodeFlags getFlagsAndAdvancePosition(const uint8_t *const buffer,
+            int *const pos) {
+        return ByteArrayUtils::readUint8AndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+    }
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE int getCodePointAndAdvancePosition(const uint8_t *const buffer,
+            int *const pos) {
+        return ByteArrayUtils::readCodePointAndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+    }
+
+    // Returns the number of read characters.
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE int getCharsAndAdvancePosition(const uint8_t *const buffer,
+            const NodeFlags flags, const int maxLength, int *const outBuffer, int *const pos) {
+        int length = 0;
+        if (hasMultipleChars(flags)) {
+            length = ByteArrayUtils::readStringAndAdvancePosition(buffer, maxLength, outBuffer,
+                    pos);
+        } else {
+            if (maxLength > 0) {
+                outBuffer[0] = getCodePointAndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+                length = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        return length;
+    }
+
+    // Returns the number of skipped characters.
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE int skipCharacters(const uint8_t *const buffer, const NodeFlags flags,
+            const int maxLength, int *const pos) {
+        if (hasMultipleChars(flags)) {
+            return ByteArrayUtils::advancePositionToBehindString(buffer, maxLength, pos);
+        } else {
+            if (maxLength > 0) {
+                getCodePointAndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+                return 1;
+            } else {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE int readProbabilityAndAdvancePosition(const uint8_t *const buffer,
+            int *const pos) {
+        return ByteArrayUtils::readUint8AndAdvancePosition(buffer, pos);
+    }
+
+    static int readChildrenPositionAndAdvancePosition(const uint8_t *const buffer,
+            const NodeFlags flags, int *const pos);
+
+    /**
+     * Node Flags
+     */
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE bool isBlacklisted(const NodeFlags flags) {
+        return (flags & FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED) != 0;
+    }
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE bool isNotAWord(const NodeFlags flags) {
+        return (flags & FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD) != 0;
+    }
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE bool isTerminal(const NodeFlags flags) {
+        return (flags & FLAG_IS_TERMINAL) != 0;
+    }
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE bool hasShortcutTargets(const NodeFlags flags) {
+        return (flags & FLAG_HAS_SHORTCUT_TARGETS) != 0;
+    }
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE bool hasBigrams(const NodeFlags flags) {
+        return (flags & FLAG_HAS_BIGRAMS) != 0;
+    }
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE bool hasMultipleChars(const NodeFlags flags) {
+        return (flags & FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS) != 0;
+    }
+
+    static AK_FORCE_INLINE bool hasChildrenInFlags(const NodeFlags flags) {
+        return FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_NOADDRESS != (MASK_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE & flags);
+    }
+
+ private:
+    DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(PatriciaTrieReadingUtils);
+
+    static const NodeFlags MASK_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE;
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_NOADDRESS;
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_ONEBYTE;
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_TWOBYTES;
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_GROUP_ADDRESS_TYPE_THREEBYTES;
+
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS;
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_IS_TERMINAL;
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_HAS_SHORTCUT_TARGETS;
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_HAS_BIGRAMS;
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD;
+    static const NodeFlags FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED;
+};
+} // namespace latinime
+#endif /* LATINIME_PATRICIA_TRIE_NODE_READING_UTILS_H */