First, Ci Yuan is the first large-scale Chinese dictionary in China. It was first compiled in 1908 (thirty-four years of Guangxu). 19 15 is published in five editions. The sequel to Etymology was published in 193 1. A Compendium of Etymology was published in 1939, which took several decades and was revised several times. It was not completely completed until 1983. It has condensed the efforts of several generations of scholars, including tens of thousands of people in several provinces across the country. Many projects are hard-won. Second, the revised edition of Ciyuan is based on old dictionaries and rhymes, and absorbs the characteristics of modern dictionaries. It is a comprehensive and practical encyclopedia-style large reference book. The book consists of four volumes, nearly100000 words, and the comprehensive explanation is about12 million words, almost twice as much as Zi Tongzhi Jian. Thirdly, the revised Etymology is rich in content, extremely substantial and extensive. In addition to a large number of definitions of words, it is also eclectic in literature and art, historical facts, movements, systems, names, place names, book titles, astronomical astrology, medical skills, technology, flowers, birds, insects and fish. , not only embodies the tools and knowledge, but also gives consideration to readability. The revised edition of Ci Yuan has been revised by several generations of experts and scholars, with improved style, more accurate and precise content, easier access and great authority. This book is audited by the most prestigious and powerful commercial press in China, and its works are constantly improving, which also increases the accuracy and authority of this book to some extent.
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19 15 first edition. 1958 revised and published "Reference Book for Reading Historical Sites" and "Reference Book for Researchers of Classical Literature and History" 1964 published. There is also a revised version 1979 (4 volumes), which is the eighth printing of 1998. Etymological compilation began at 1908 (thirty-four years of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty). 19 15. 193 1 published a sequel to etymology, and 1939 published a bound edition of etymology. A compendium of etymology was published in 1949. The etymology is based on old dictionaries, rhymes and similar books and absorbs the characteristics of modern dictionaries. Priority text, accept encyclopedia; Mainly common, emphasizing practicality; Combining documentary evidence, it is very important to trace the source. This is the first large-scale Chinese dictionary in modern China. After the liberation of the whole country, readers urgently need an ancient Chinese dictionary with a unity of ideological and scientific content to solve intellectual problems such as dictionaries and rules and regulations of ancient cultural relics when reading ancient books. Therefore, starting from 1958, according to the principle of division of labor with Cihai and modern Chinese dictionaries, the etymology is revised into a reference book for reading ancient books and a reference book for researchers of classical literature and history. The first revised edition was published in 1964. From 65438 to 0976, the etymology was revised by the unified planning of the state and the cooperation of Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan and Hunan provinces (regions). The four provinces (autonomous regions) set up specialized agencies to jointly edit and review with the editorial department of the Commercial Press on the basis of the first revised draft and unpublished first drafts or materials in other volumes. This revision is guided by the positions, viewpoints and methods of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought. According to the nature and task of this book, delete the words of modern natural science, social science and applied technology from the old materials; Ci generally ended in the Opium War (A.D.1840); Add some common words and delete a few words that are not words or are too obscure. Chinese Pinyin and Phonetic Alphabet on single words, plus Guang Yun anti-tangent and Phonetic Alphabet button. Guang Yun doesn't accept characters, but uses rhymes or other rhyming books and character books. Try to be concise and accurate in interpretation, and pay attention to the source of words and the development and evolution of words in the process of use. Reviewed the documentary evidence and marked the author, content and volume number. In order to provide reference materials for professional researchers, please refer to the bibliography at the end of the relevant title.
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Generally speaking, ancient Chinese, general words, common words, idioms and allusions before 1840 include various terms, names, appellations, cultural relics, laws and regulations, etc. There are 12890 words (version 1979) and 84 134 compound words (version 1979).
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The book is arranged in the order of twelve episodes (Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Shu and Hai) and 2 14 radicals, and the order of the same radicals is the number of strokes. The single-character column is composed of prefix, Chinese pinyin, phonetic symbols, Guang Yun anti-tangent, voice buttons, definitions, documentary evidence, etc. The phonetic notation of a word with multiple tones is represented by "1, 2, 3 ...". , and polysemous words or compound words are divided into "(1), (2), (3) ...".
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The use of traditional Chinese characters in the book focuses on tracing the source. Classical Chinese with concise explanation and simple usage.
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Committed to reading ancient books and solving intellectual problems about Chinese dictionaries and ancient cultural relics laws and regulations.
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Before each book, there is a radical index and a word lookup table of words in the book, after each book, there is a "four-corner number index" of words in the book, and after the fourth book, there is a "single-word hanyu pinyin index".
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At the back of the book is a comparison table of traditional Chinese characters, a comparison table of old and new fonts, and a list of bamboo slips of past dynasties.