Ancient and Modern Chinese Dictionary

Author: Commercial Press Lexicography Research Center
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This dictionary is a companion volume to the "Ancient and Modern Chinese Dictionary," published by Commercial Press and winner of the First Prize of the National Lexicography Award. The book includes over 21,100 entries (including traditional characters and variant characters), offering a vast collection of characters that meets the needs of general readers for consulting ancient and modern literature. This dictionary also features the following: 1) Accurate and detailed definitions with rich and diverse examples, covering both historical and current forms of characters, in compliance with national language and script standards. 2) The main body is arranged in Pinyin order, with polyphonic characters divided into primary and secondary sound items. It also includes a syllable table, radical index, and stroke index for convenient reference.