Kangxi Dictionary

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The Kangxi Dictionary is an authoritative Qing dynasty Chinese character dictionary, renowned for its comprehensive coverage and lasting influence on Chinese lexicography.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kangxi Dictionary canonical 1
Kangxi Zidian 1
康熙字典 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese character dictionary
lexicographical work
reference work
basedOn Shuowen Jiezi
earlier Chinese dictionaries
ChineseName 康熙字典
linked to: Kangxi Dictionary
citedBy historical linguistics of Chinese
modern sinology
commissionedBy Emperor Kangxi
linked to: Kangxi
commissionYear 1710
compiledBy Qing dynasty scholars
compiledIn Qing dynasty
completionYear 1715
considered authoritative dictionary in Qing dynasty
standard reference for traditional Chinese characters
contains character definitions
citations from classical texts
etymological notes
pronunciations
variant forms of characters
countryOfOrigin Qing dynasty China
linked to: Qing dynasty
editorInChief Chen Tingjing
Zhang Yushu
genre dictionary
hasAlternativeRomanization Kangxi Zidian
linked to: Kangxi Dictionary

Kʻang-hsi tzu-tien
hasEdition modern annotated editions
photographic reprints
hasLongTermImpactOn standardization of Chinese characters
traditional Chinese character classification
influenced Chinese lexicography
Japanese kanji dictionaries
Korean hanja dictionaries
linked to: Hanja

Vietnamese chữ Hán dictionaries
isCanonicalSourceFor Kangxi radical list
language Chinese
namedAfter Emperor Kangxi
linked to: Kangxi
numberOfCharacters 47000+
about 47035
placeOfPublication Beijing
primaryArrangementPrinciple radical-and-stroke order
publicationYear 1716
publisher Qing imperial court
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

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Kangxi commissionedWork Kangxi Dictionary
Kangxi Dictionary ChineseName 康熙字典
linked to: Kangxi Dictionary
Kangxi Dictionary hasAlternativeRomanization Kangxi Zidian
linked to: Kangxi Dictionary