- Hanyu Da Zidian
The Hanyu Da Zidian (zh-cpl|c=漢語大字典/汉语大字典|p="Hànyǔ dà zìdiǎn"|l=Comprehensive Chinese Character Dictionary) is one of the best available reference works on
Chinese characters . A group of more than 400 editors and lexicographers began compilation in 1979, and it was published in eight volumes from 1986 to 1989. A separate volume of essays (Li and Zhao 1990) documents the lexicographical complexities for this full-scaleChinese dictionary . Besides the weighty 5,790-page first edition, there are 3-volume (1995) and pocket (1999) editions.The "Hanyu Da Zidian" includes 54,678 head entries for characters. They give historical
logographic forms such asoracle bone script ,bronzeware script , andseal script . Pronunciation is glossed forOld Chinese (rime group),Middle Chinese (fanqie spelling), andStandard Mandarin (pinyin ). The chronologically numbered definitions cite earlyChinese dictionaries (esp. theShuowen Jiezi ) and texts. Internalcollating is by a novel 200 radical system, arranged by stroke count. Volume 8 has appendices, includingrime tables for Old and Middle Chinese, variant characters, indexes, and addenda.The "Hanyu Da Zidian" has become the international standard reference for Chinese characters; for example, the
Unihan Database and theWiktionary cite (volume/page/entry) references.ee also
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Dai Kan-Wa jiten
*Hanyu Da Cidian
*Kangxi Zidian
*Zhonghua Da Zidian References
*Hanyu da zidian weiyuanhui 漢語大字典委員會, eds. 1986-1989. "Hanyu da zidian" 漢語大字典 ("Comprehensive Chinese Character Dictionary"). 8 vols. Wuhan: Hubei cishu chubanshe and Sichuan cishu chubanshe. ISBN 7-5403-0030-2. 1995. Corrected ed., 3 vols.
*Hanyu da zidian weiyuanhui 漢語大字典委員會, eds. 1999. "Hanyu da zidian xiuzhenben" 漢語大字典袖珍本 ("Pocket Edition "Hanyu da zidian"). Wuhan: Hubei cishu chubanshe and Sichuan cishu chubanshe.
*Li Gefei 李格非 and Zhao Chenduo 赵振铎, eds. 1990. "Hanyu da zidian lunwenji" 漢語大字典論文集 ("Collected Essays on the "Hanyu da zidian"). ISBN 7-5403-0028-0
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