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字典

字
典
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3]

Characters and words in 字典

字
zì = z + Ø4
letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
典
diǎn = di + an3
canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn

Words with 字典

康熙字典 汉语大字典 活字典 漢語大字典
康
熙
字
典
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries
活
字
典
walking dictionary / well-informed person
汉
漢
语
語
大
大
字
字
典
典
Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990

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