Kangxi Dictionary is a far-reaching dictionary of Chinese characters, which was compiled by more than 30 famous scholars such as Zhang Yushu and Chen Tingjing according to the imperial edict of Emperor Kangxi. The compilation of this book began in the forty-ninth year of Kangxi (17 1 1) and was completed in the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi (17 16), which lasted six years. The dictionary is divided into twelve episodes, marked by twelve branches, and each episode is divided into three volumes, namely the first volume, the middle volume and the second volume. * * * contains 47035 Chinese characters, which is one of the main references for studying Chinese characters.
Xu Shen counted the number of Chinese characters for the first time in Shuo Wen Jie Zi in Han Dynasty, and * * * included 9353 words. Later, the jade tablets written by Gu in the Southern Dynasties were recorded as 169 17. On this basis, the jade tablets of Daguangyihui were revised, which is said to have 22,726 words. After that, Lei Pian, which was officially edited by the Song Dynasty, received 3 13 19 words. Another book, Ji Yun, compiled by the Song Dynasty, has 53,525 words, which is the book with the largest number of words so far. In addition, some dictionaries have more words, such as Kangxi Dictionary in Qing Dynasty, with 47,035 words.