Kangxi Dictionary
E741912
The Kangxi Dictionary is an authoritative Qing dynasty Chinese character dictionary, renowned for its comprehensive coverage and lasting influence on Chinese lexicography.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese character dictionary
ⓘ
lexicographical work ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Shuowen Jiezi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
earlier Chinese dictionaries ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 康熙字典 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy |
historical linguistics of Chinese
ⓘ
modern sinology ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Emperor Kangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionYear | 1710 ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Qing dynasty scholars ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1715 ⓘ |
| considered |
authoritative dictionary in Qing dynasty
ⓘ
standard reference for traditional Chinese characters ⓘ |
| contains |
character definitions
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citations from classical texts ⓘ etymological notes ⓘ pronunciations ⓘ variant forms of characters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Qing dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorInChief |
Chen Tingjing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhang Yushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | dictionary ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeRomanization |
Kangxi Zidian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kʻang-hsi tzu-tien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
modern annotated editions
ⓘ
photographic reprints ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpactOn |
standardization of Chinese characters
ⓘ
traditional Chinese character classification ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese lexicography
ⓘ
Japanese kanji dictionaries ⓘ Korean hanja dictionaries NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese chữ Hán dictionaries ⓘ |
| isCanonicalSourceFor | Kangxi radical list NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Emperor Kangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters |
47000+
ⓘ
about 47035 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArrangementPrinciple | radical-and-stroke order ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1716 ⓘ |
| publisher | Qing imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radicalSystem | 214 Kangxi radicals ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| subject | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| timeRequiredForCompilation | about 6 years ⓘ |
| usedAsStandardFor |
Unicode CJK character repertoire selection (historically referenced)
ⓘ
character inclusion in later dictionaries ⓘ |
| usesRadicalsForIndexing | true ⓘ |
| writingSystem | traditional Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.