Etymology (Volume 4)

Author: Commercial Press Editorial Department
Publisher:
Publish Date: 1979-12-01
Features: Ci Yuan (A Dictionary of Chinese Characters), guided by the principles, viewpoints, and methods of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought; modern natural sciences, social sciences, and applied technologies removed based on the nature and tasks of the book; word selection generally ends with the Opium War (AD 1840); added some commonly used entries and deleted entries that are not words or too obscure. Below each single character, Pinyin and Zhuyin are annotated, along with the phonetic annotation of Guangyun. For characters not included in Guangyun, Jiyun or other rhyme dictionaries and character books are used. Definitions are concise and precise, paying attention to the origin and development of words in their usage. All textual evidence has been checked, and the author, title, and volume are indicated.