Dictionary of Ancient Chinese Official Positions

Author: He Xuzhi He Shiqing
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Publishing Date: 2003-09-01
Features:
1. This dictionary is a medium-sized reference tool designed for users with middle school or higher education levels. It serves as a valuable "assistant" for university liberal arts teachers and students, secondary and vocational school history and literature teachers,,.
2. The scope of this dictionary covers the Five Emperors to the Republic of China. In addition to listing officials from various dynasties, it also includes some ethnic minority officials.
3. The dictionary contains a total of 4,800 entries, including official positions, government offices, titles, military ranks, and synonyms for official titles.
4. The entries are arranged in phonetic order, with an "Index by Phonetic Order," "General Phonetic Index," "Stroke Index," and "General Stroke Index" provided for easy reference.
5. For those who are not familiar with the phonetic lookup method, the stroke lookup method can be used. The process is similar to that of the "Index by Phonetic Order" and "General Phonetic Index": first locate the page number of the first character of the entry in the "General Stroke Index," then find the page number of the entry in the main text.
6. In terms of entry arrangement, entries with fewer characters appear before those with more characters.
7. For entries with multiple pronunciations, each pronunciation is listed in the "Index by Phonetic Order" and "General Phonetic Index," along with the corresponding page numbers.
8. Each character in the entries is annotated with Pinyin to avoid mispronunciation.
9. For entries with multiple meanings, explanations are numbered as 1, 2, 3, respectively.
10. In addition to concise and brief explanations, the origin of each entry is noted for reference by researchers.
11. The chronology in the text follows the era names of the emperors of various dynasties. Readers can refer to Appendix 1, "Timeline of Major Chinese Dynasties," for more information.
12. If readers wish to gain a general understanding of the main officials and their hierarchies in a particular dynasty, they can consult Appendix 2, "Simplified Table of Official Hierarchies in Major Chinese Dynasties."