Shuowen Jiezi (Bilingual Version)

Author: Xu Shen [Eastern Han Dynasty]
Publisher:
Publishing Date: Not available
Features:
1. This book is based on the Qing Tongzhi 12th Year (1873) edition of Chen Changzhi's engraving, with collation from the Qing Jiaqing 14th Year (1809) re-engraved Song Dynasty Da Xu edition by Sun Xingxian, and reference to Duan Yucai's Shuowen Jiezi Zhu, Zhu Junsheng's Shuowen Tongun Dingsheng, Gui Fu's Shuowen Jiezi Yizheng, Wang Yun's Shuowen Juedu and Shuowen Shili, Xu Hao's Shuowen Jiezi Zhu Jie, as well as recent research findings, for punctuation and collation.
2. The original book's small seal script is listed first, followed by the regular script character head, which is followed by Pinyin and Da Xu edition's fanqie phonetic notation. Next are the original book's explanations, followed by [Translation] and [Notes]. [Translation] is the translation of the original book's explanations, while the collation of the small seal script and explanations is explained in [Notes]. New characters added by Xu Xuan are not included.
3. The character forms in this book are primarily based on Chen Changzhi's edition and Sun Xingxian's edition, with reference to Shuowen Jiezi Xituan and Shuowen Jiezi Zhu. Variants in the explanations are generally not altered. All taboo characters are directly replaced.
4. The character origin in [Character Origin] comes from unearthed artifacts, bronze inscriptions, and ancient classics, with sources identified below each character form.
5. The "××" at the end of each radical section is a specialized term for counting the number of characters and variant characters (ancient Zou characters attached to the main character) contained in each radical. Due to long-term circulation and varying printings, the number of radicals and characters often differs. These differences are retained to preserve the original appearance.
6. Since Shuowen Jiezi has been published for over 1,900 years, the pronunciations of many characters have changed, or there may be discrepancies between Pinyin and Da Xu edition's fanqie phonetic notation. This book uses Pinyin to indicate modern pronunciations, while fanqie phonetic notation follows the Da Xu edition.
★ Shuowen Jiezi was written by Xu Shen, a renowned Confucian scholar and epigrapher of the Eastern Han Dynasty (approximately 58–147 AD), and is a foundational work of Chinese textual studies. The book includes 9,353 main characters, 1,163 variant characters, totaling 10,516 characters, with explanations using 133,441 characters. It pioneered the 540 radical classification system. Since its publication in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shuowen Jiezi has been highly regarded by language and textual scholars across generations, serving as an important reference for later studies. It is one of China's and the world's most authoritative classics.
★ This book is based on the Qing Tongzhi 12th Year (1873) edition of Chen Changzhi's engraving, with collation from the Qing Jiaqing 14th Year (1809) re-engraved Song Dynasty Da Xu edition by Sun Xingxian, and reference to Duan Yucai's Shuowen Jiezi Zhu, Zhu Junsheng's Shuowen Tongun Dingsheng, Gui Fu's Shuowen Jiezi Yizheng, Wang Yun's Shuowen Juedu and Shuowen Shili, Xu Hao's Shuowen Jiezi Zhu Jie, as well as recent research findings, for punctuation and collation.
★ The original book's small seal script is listed first, followed by the regular script character head, which is followed by Pinyin and Da Xu edition's fanqie phonetic notation. Next are the original book's explanations, followed by [Translation] and [Notes]. [Translation] is the translation of the original book's explanations, while the collation of the small seal script and explanations is explained in [Notes]. New characters added by Xu Xuan are not included.
★ The character forms in this book are primarily based on Chen Changzhi's edition and Sun Xingxian's edition, with reference to Shuowen Jiezi Xituan and Shuowen Jiezi Zhu. Variants in the explanations are generally not altered. All taboo characters are directly replaced.
★ The character origin in [Character Origin] comes from unearthed artifacts, bronze inscriptions, and ancient classics, with sources identified below each character form.
★ The "××" at the end of each radical section is a specialized term for counting the number of characters and variant characters (ancient Zou characters attached to the main character) contained in each radical. Due to long-term circulation and varying printings, the number of radicals and characters often differs. These differences are retained to preserve the original appearance.
★ Since Shuowen Jiezi has been published for over 1,900 years, the pronunciations of many characters have changed, or there may be discrepancies between Pinyin and Da Xu edition's fanqie phonetic notation. This book uses Pinyin to indicate modern pronunciations, while fanqie phonetic notation follows the Da Xu edition.