Chinese Etymology Dictionary: Illustrated Edition: Peking University Press

Author: Xie Guanghui
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Publish Date: 2003-12-03
Features: This book is a dictionary that reveals the original meanings of Chinese characters, with illustrations accompanying each character to depict its fundamental meaning. The book includes a total of one thousand and eighty-six characters, most of which are commonly used characters. At the head of each character, ancient scripts are listed, including oracle bone script, bronze script, seal script, stone inscriptions, Warring States ancient script, and small seal script, etc. Below each character, the original meaning is explained, and appropriate vocabulary is selected for annotation to illustrate the meaning. The illustrations accompanying each character are vivid and imaginative, demonstrating high creativity and a certain artistic quality. The dictionary is rich in both text and illustrations, making it an ideal reference tool for middle school teachers, students, and enthusiasts of ancient Chinese script.