diff --git a/include/hexagram/dict.h b/include/hexagram/dict.h
index 09912f0..e300d5f 100644
--- a/include/hexagram/dict.h
+++ b/include/hexagram/dict.h
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ int hexagram_dict_each(hexagram_dict *dict,
 
 void *hexagram_dict_get(hexagram_dict *dict, void *key, size_t keysz);
 
+void *hexagram_dict_get_s(hexagram_dict *dict, const char *key);
+
 int hexagram_dict_delete(hexagram_dict *dict, void *key, size_t keysz);
 
+int hexagram_dict_delete_s(hexagram_dict *dict, const char *key);
+
 void *hexagram_dict_set_with_hash(hexagram_dict *dict,
                                   void *key,
                                   void *value,
@@ -49,4 +53,6 @@ void *hexagram_dict_set(hexagram_dict *dict,
                         size_t keysz,
                         void *value);
 
+void *hexagram_dict_set_s(hexagram_dict *dict, const char *key, void *value);
+
 #endif /* _HEXAGRAM_DICT_H */
diff --git a/src/dict.c b/src/dict.c
index 5a91b12..7f7dfe1 100644
--- a/src/dict.c
+++ b/src/dict.c
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ error_hash:
     return NULL;
 }
 
+void *hexagram_dict_get_s(hexagram_dict *dict, const char *key) {
+    return hexagram_dict_get(dict, (void *)key, strlen(key));
+}
+
 int hexagram_dict_delete(hexagram_dict *dict, void *key, size_t keysz) {
     hexagram_dict_slot *slot;
     uint32_t hash;
@@ -228,6 +232,10 @@ error_slot_find_readable:
     return -1;
 }
 
+int hexagram_dict_delete_s(hexagram_dict *dict, const char *key) {
+    return hexagram_dict_delete(dict, (void*)key, strlen(key));
+}
+
 void *hexagram_dict_set_with_hash(hexagram_dict *dict,
                                   void *key,
                                   void *value,
@@ -262,3 +270,8 @@ void *hexagram_dict_set(hexagram_dict *dict,
 error_hash:
     return NULL;
 }
+
+void *hexagram_dict_set_s(hexagram_dict *dict, const char *key, void *value) {
+    return hexagram_dict_set(dict, (void *)key, strlen(key), value);
+}
+