Practical Dictionary of Ancient Chinese

Author: Writing Group of Practical Dictionary of Ancient Chinese
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Publishing Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The Practical Dictionary of Ancient Chinese is a medium-sized ancient Chinese reference book primarily focused on explaining classical Chinese terms, while also incorporating ancient encyclopedic knowledge. Its target audience includes students, teachers, and other ancient Chinese learners or readers with middle school or higher education levels. Through research and investigation, we designed the framework of entries and organized the writing of this ancient Chinese reference book, which is primarily centered on lexical terms with encyclopedic content as a supplement. The book contains approximately 5,000 headwords, along with about 2,000 variant characters and simplified characters, and around 8,000 compound words. The scope of word selection is generally based on common terms, with appropriate adjustments and supplements based on middle school textbooks. It includes various aspects of knowledge necessary for learning ancient Chinese, such as common words, historical anecdotes, and classical texts. The definitions are striving for accuracy, vividness, and simplicity, with example sentences mostly sourced from authoritative classics and well-known works, making them easy to understand and remember. It not only meets the daily learning and reference needs of readers but also allows for leisurely browsing, subtly enhancing cultural knowledge and personal.