Jiyun
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Jiyun is an 11th-century Chinese rime dictionary that systematically records and organizes the phonology and characters of Middle Chinese.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese dictionary
ⓘ
Middle Chinese phonological work ⓘ rime dictionary ⓘ |
| basedOn | Guangyun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese dictionaries
ⓘ
Chinese phonology works ⓘ Song dynasty literature ⓘ |
| classificationSystem |
rime-based classification
ⓘ
tone-based classification ⓘ |
| compiledInYear |
1037
ⓘ
1039 ⓘ |
| compiledUnderEmperor | Emperor Renzong of Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler |
Ding Du
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yang Li NERFINISHED ⓘ others (Song dynasty scholars) ⓘ |
| contains |
Chinese character entries
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fanqie spellings ⓘ rime categories ⓘ tone divisions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| dynasty | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Northern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expands | Guangyun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
phonological dictionary
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rime book ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important source for reconstruction of Middle Chinese
ⓘ
major expansion of earlier rime dictionaries ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese rime dictionaries ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorWork |
Guangyun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qieyun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to record Middle Chinese pronunciation
ⓘ
to serve as an official reference dictionary ⓘ to standardize readings of Chinese characters ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Guangyun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qieyun NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunlüe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
entries grouped by tone
ⓘ
fanqie spelling used to indicate pronunciation ⓘ organized by rime categories ⓘ |
| subject |
Chinese characters
ⓘ
Chinese phonology ⓘ Middle Chinese rimes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| usedInField |
Chinese historical phonology
ⓘ
Chinese philology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| usedPronunciationNotation | fanqie ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
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