Chinese character dictionaries
Chinese character lexicons are used to collect and explain Chinese characters .
Overview
The most important character lexicons for the Chinese language are presented in a chronological overview below. The focus is on works relevant to phonology for the partially unknown or rather problematic historical sounds , such as B. Old or Antique Chinese (especially its late phase: the language of Classical Chinese spoken in the 5th to 3rd centuries BC ) or Middle Chinese (around 600 AD).
In sinological practice, these works are mostly cited with their acronyms or abbreviations , which are also given.
| Dynasty (year) | Book title | Short word or abbreviation | Writer or editor | Number of characters | expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Han Dynasty (100) | Shuowen jiezi (说文解字) | Shuowen (说 文) | Xu Shen (许慎) | 9353 characters | Zhonghua shuju , 1963: photographic reproduction of the edition of the Later Xu printed by Chen Changzhi in the Qing period |
| Jin Dynasty | Zilin (字 林) | Lü Chen (吕 忱) | 12824 characters | Ren Dachun 任大椿: Zilin kaoyi字 林 考 逸 (Qing period) 8 juan ; Tao Fangqi 陶方琦: Zilin kaoyi boys字 林 考 逸 补 本 (1 juan ) | |
| Sui Dynasty (601) | Qieyun (切韵) | Qie (切) | Lu Fayan (陆 法 言) | Wang Renxu 王仁 煦: Kanmiu buque Qieyun刊 谬 补缺 切韵 (“Corrected and Amended Qieyun”), Imperial Palace Edition (Gugong ben) | |
| Liang Dynasty from the Southern Dynasties (543) | Yupian (玉 篇) | Yu (玉) | Gu Yewang (顾 野王) | 22726 characters | Zhongguo shudian (1983) ( Zhangshi Zecuntang ben 张氏 泽 存 堂 本); Sibu congkan ( wood panel print) from the Yuan Dynasty |
| Tang Dynasty (751) | Tangyun (唐 韵) | Sun Mian (孫 愐) | |||
| Liao Dynasty (997) | Longkan shoujian (龙 龛 手 鉴) | Long (龙) | Xing Jun (行 均) | 26430 characters | Sibu congkan (wood panel print from the Song Dynasty ); Zhonghua shuju , 1985 (Reprint of a Korean reproduction of an edition from the Liao Dynasty ) |
| Song Dynasty (1011) | Da Song chongxiu Guangyun (大 宋 重修 广韵) | Guangyun (广韵) or Guang (广) | Chen Pengnian (陈 彭 年) | 26194 characters | Zhonghua shuju (1982) (reproduction of Zhangshi Zecuntang ben 张氏 泽 存 堂 本edition ); Zhou Zumo周祖 谟: Guangyun jiaoben广韵 校本, Zhonghua shuju , 1960 |
| Song Dynasty (1066) | Leipian (类 篇) | Lei (类) | Sima Guang (司马 光) | 31319 characters | Reprinted from the Jiguge汲 古 阁 by the Shanghai guji chubanshe publishing house , 1984 |
| Song Dynasty (1067) | Jiyun (集 韵) | Ji (集) | Thing you (丁 度) | 53525 characters | Shugutang述 古 堂- a copy of a song from the time of the song, was published by Shanghai guji chubanshe in 1985 ; (Qing) Fang Chenggui 方 成 珪: Jiyun kaozheng集 韵 考 正 ( Wanyou wenku万 有 文库 edition) |
| Jin or Jurchen dynasty | Gaibing wuyin jiyun (改 并 五音 集 韵) | Wuyin jiyun (五音 集 韵) or Wu (五) | Han Daozhao (韩道昭) | Print from the Wanli government epoch of the Ming Dynasty | |
| Jin or Jurchen dynasty (1212) | Gaibing wuyin leiju sisheng pianhai (改 并 五音 类 聚 四声 篇 海) | Short term Gaibing sisheng pianhai (改 并 四声 篇 海) or Gai (改) | Han Daozhao (韩道昭) | 35189 characters | Print from the Chongzhen government era of the Ming Dynasty |
| Ming Dynasty (1615) | Zihui (字 汇) | Mei Yingzuo (梅 膺 祚) | 33179 characters | Print from the Wanli rule of the Ming Dynasty | |
| Ming Dynasty (1671) | Zhengzi tong (正字 通) | Zhang Zilie (张自烈) | 33549 characters | Qingweitang清 畏 堂 edition from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty | |
| Qing Dynasty (1716) | Kangxi zidian (康熙字典) | 47035 characters | Shanghai Tongwen Shuju Shiyindian ben 上海 同 文书 局 石印 殿本, reproduced by Zhonghua shuju , 1958; Wang Yinzhi王 引 之: Zidian kaozheng字典 考证. | ||
| Qing Dynasty | Shuowen tongxun dingsheng (说 文 通 训 定 声) | Zhu Junsheng (朱骏 声) | Linxiaoge临 啸 阁 print, reproduced by Wuhan guji chubanshe武汉 古籍 书店, 1983; Additional phonological works by the most important phonologist of the Qing dynasty can be found in the appendix to the edition published by Zhonghua Shuju . | ||
| Republic of China (1915) | Zhonghua da zidian (中华 大 字典) | Lu Feida (陆 费 达), Xu Yuangao (徐 元 诰) | over 48,000 characters | Zhonghua shuju , 1915 | |
| People's Republic of China (1986–1990) | Hanyu da zidian (汉语大字典) | HYDZD | 54678 characters | Hubei Dictionary Press & Sichuan Lexicographical Publishing House |
literature
- Rainer Hesse : Comprehensive analytical-synthetic reference dictionary of modern Chinese characters using the column method . Verlag BoD, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8391-7514-9
See also
- List of Chinese language dictionaries
- Hanyu da zidian
- Hanyu da cidian
- Cihai
- Ciyuan
- Bernhard Karlgren
- Rainer Hesse
Web links
Commons : Chinese Character Encyclopedias - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
- Chinese Phonological History ( March 12, 2009 memento in the Internet Archive ), Dylan WH Sung
- Introduction to Chinese Historical Phonology ( Memento of March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), Guillaume Jacques (PDF file; 618 kB)
- Periodization of Chinese Phonology ( Memento from June 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Marjorie KM Chan, a total of 3 plates