Dictionary of Common Characters in Ancient Chinese (4th Edition)

Author: Wang Li et al.
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Publishing Date: 2005-07-01
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This dictionary is a reference book for learning ancient Chinese, written by over ten experts and scholars, including the renowned linguists Wang Li, Cen Qixiang, Lin Tao, Dai Li, Tang Zuofan, and Jiang Shaoyu.
· Based on the 3rd edition, it has been supplemented and revised. It includes approximately 10,000 common characters and compound words in ancient Chinese.
· Definitions are authoritative, pronunciations are accurate, and example sentences are precise. Difficult example sentences come with annotations and explanations.
· Special sections titled "Notes" and "Distinguishing" provide hints and analyses for challenging characters and words.
· Appendices include the "Chronological Table of Dynasties in Chinese History," "Introduction to Ancient Chinese Grammar," and "How to Learn Ancient Chinese," among others, for reference.
This dictionary is a reference book for learning ancient Chinese, written by over ten experts and scholars, including the renowned linguists Wang Li, Cen Lixiang, Lin Tao, Dai Li, Tang Zuofan, and Jiang Shaoyu. It primarily includes common characters in ancient Chinese, supplemented by rare characters and disyllabic words, totaling nearly 10,000 entries. Definitions are authoritative, pronunciations are accurate, and example sentences are precise. Difficult example sentences come with annotations and explanations. The dictionary features special sections titled "Notes" and "Distinguishing" to provide hints and analyses for challenging characters and words.
This dictionary includes over 4,200 common characters in ancient Chinese (excluding variant forms). Characters with meanings identical to modern Chinese and widely used in contemporary language, rare characters and meanings rarely appearing in ancient texts, characters and meanings that emerged only in archaic colloquial language and modern Chinese, as well as meanings unique to poetry, lyrics, and quatrains are generally excluded. A small number of disyllabic words are also included, totaling approximately 2,500.
The dictionary has two appendices: the "Table of Difficult Characters" and the "Chronological Table of Dynasties in Chinese History." The "Table of Difficult Characters" includes over 2,500 characters, providing only phonetic transcriptions and definitions without examples, serving as a supplement to the main text. Characters in the "Table of Difficult Characters" are indexed alongside those in the main text.