Etymology (Revised Edition) 1-4 Volume 1

Author: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Henan Ci Yuan Revision Group Commercial Press Editorial Department
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Publishing Date: 1998-06-01
Features: Ci Yuan is a large-scale Chinese language and vocabulary dictionary in China. It was first compiled in 1908 (34th year of the Guangxu reign) and has been revised and reprinted many times since then, embodying the dedication of generations of scholars. The revised Ci Yuan is based on traditional character dictionaries, rhyme books, and classified encyclopedias, incorporating the characteristics of modern dictionaries. It focuses on linguistic terms while also including encyclopedic content, prioritizing common usage and emphasizing practicality. It is a comprehensive, highly practical large-scale reference work. The entire set consists of four volumes, containing nearly 100,000 entries and approximately 12 million words in explanations, almost double the length of the Zizhi Tongjian. The revised Ci Yuan is rich, extensive, and profound in content. It not only reflects its tool-like and knowledge-based nature but also considers readability. Through revisions by generations of experts, the revised Ci Yuan has improved its format, corrected errors, and supplemented gaps, making its content more accurate and detailed, and its use more convenient. It is highly authoritative. The entire book is reviewed and edited by Commercial Press, a renowned and highly capable publishing house in China, which strives for excellence in its work, further enhancing the accuracy and authority of the book.
1. Ci Yuan is a large-scale Chinese language and vocabulary dictionary in China. It was first compiled in 1908 (34th year of the Guangxu reign). In 1915, it was published in five different formats (Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu). In 1931, the supplementary volume of Ci Yuan was published. In 1939, the abridged edition of Ci Yuan was released. After decades of revisions, it was finally completed in 1983. It embodies the dedication of generations of scholars and the hard work of tens of thousands of people across several provinces in China. The project was vast and arduous.
2. The revised Ci Yuan is based on traditional character dictionaries, rhyme books, and classified encyclopedias, incorporating the characteristics of modern dictionaries. It focuses on linguistic terms while also including encyclopedic content, prioritizing common usage and emphasizing practicality. It is a comprehensive, highly practical large-scale reference work. The entire set consists of four volumes, containing nearly 100,000 entries and approximately 12 million words in explanations, almost double the length of the Zizhi Tongjian.
3. The revised Ci Yuan is rich, extensive, and profound in content. In addition to the definitions of a vast number of characters and words, it also includes art and literature, historical facts, poetry, systems, personal names, geographical names, book titles, as well as astronomy, medicine, technology, and flora and fauna. It blends vocabulary and encyclopedic knowledge, reflecting both its tool-like and knowledge-based nature while also considering readability. Through revisions by generations of experts, the revised Ci Yuan has improved its format, corrected errors, and supplemented gaps, making its content more accurate and detailed, and its use more convenient. It is highly authoritative. The entire book is reviewed and edited by Commercial Press, a renowned and highly capable publishing house in China, which strives for excellence in its work, further enhancing the accuracy and authority of the book.