As a wise emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi has always paid attention to cultural construction, especially Chinese characters. Kangxi knows that Chinese characters, as a mature and profound language art, not only contain the beauty of Wei Bian's three uniques, but also represent the wisdom and profound thoughts of the Han nation for thousands of years. Therefore, His Majesty Kangxi decided to compile a detailed and rich dictionary of Chinese characters, with a view to passing on the cultural heritage and enlightening future generations.
The birth of this dictionary was not a one-day achievement, and its arduous journey spanned six years. At that time, Emperor Kangxi specially appointed more than 30 well-known scholars to draw on the two books of Mei Yingzuo and Zhang Zilie in the Ming Dynasty to conduct comprehensive verification, research, revision and innovation. These scholars worked hard for several months every year, overcame many difficulties, and constantly improved, and finally completed the compilation and publication of the Kangxi Dictionary in the 55th year of Kangxi (1716 AD).
Kangxi Dictionary is not only a glorious milestone in Chinese dictionaries, but also an important Chinese dictionary in world history. It has a total of 4The 70,000 Chinese characters, including rare, special and even remote heterogeneous glyphs, are unique in ancient and modern times.
It is worth mentioning that the Kangxi dictionary pays attention to phonological annotations, including many ancient people's rhyme rules and pronunciation differences, providing valuable corpus for the majority of linguists. In addition, the dictionary definition is accurate, and it can be traced back to the original meaning and usage of Chinese characters as much as possible, which is of far-reaching significance for future generations to understand the connotation of Chinese characters and even the history of the development of characters.
In terms of stylistic design, the Kangxi Dictionary pays attention to the classification of radicals, arranging them in the order of strokes, and is divided into 12 sets and 36 volumes, and is equipped with auxiliary tools such as the general heading, the examination of characters, the interpretation of arguments and the examination of equal rhymes, which greatly facilitates the search for the required words and sentences and the retrieval of Chinese characters.
The Kangxi Dictionary enjoys a high reputation in academic circles and has become an important document for the study of classical Chinese culture and folklore. More importantly, it evokes people's love and respect for Chinese characters, and accelerates the construction of a solid position of Chinese characters in Chinese culture.
Today, the Kangxi Dictionary is still an indispensable collection of books in universities, scientific research institutes, libraries and other institutions. However, as time passed, and although the printed material became increasingly obsolete, the voluminous text endured. This work, which carries the wisdom of thousands of years of history, will continue to witness the brilliant glory of Chinese civilization and arouse the eternal spirit of exploration of the world.
As a treasure in ancient Chinese cultural heritage, the Kangxi Dictionary not only provides valuable academic materials for scholars, but also serves as a good tool for ordinary enthusiasts to improve their ability to use words and their aesthetic literacy. This article will detail how to use the Kangxi Dictionary effectively and the many benefits it can bring.
1. What is the reading value of "Kangxi Dictionary"?
1.Clear explanations: Compared with many dictionaries today, the Kangxi Dictionary is more detailed in its explanation of the meaning of words, with examples and examples, which is easy to understand and grasp.
2.Rich glyphs: The book includes a large number of different writing forms and similar fonts of Chinese characters, so that users can not only know the meaning of the characters, but also recognize the fonts in practical applications.
3.The historical value is extremely high: such a large collection of words was personally reviewed by Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, and a lot of historical information has been preserved, which can be called a precious historical material in the field of Chinese culture.
2. How to use the Kangxi Dictionary to deepen our understanding of the Chinese language?
1.Tracing the origin of the Chinese language: By analyzing the glyph structure of Chinese characters and their **, it is of far-reaching significance to understand the production lifestyle and idioms of the ancestors in the early days.
2.Contextual concatenation: Interpreting the same or similar concepts in different contexts can help to better understand linguistic thinking and expression. Books such as "Dictionary Research" can be consulted and corrected.
3.Helps with writing and eloquence: In terms of improving writing and oral expression, the Kangxi Dictionary is an ancient classic, and the vocabulary contained in it will make people more comfortable in daily communication and writing processes.
In general, in order to make full use of the rich and unique language resources of the Kangxi Dictionary, it is necessary to integrate all aspects of knowledge and skills in order to achieve one's own all-round development.
3. Precautions
Although the Kangxi Dictionary is excellent in many ways, it is not without flaws. For example, if there are some minor errors in pronunciation, paraphrasing example quotation and variant word confusion, it is recommended to carry out necessary verification when using it. And because of the large vocabulary, sometimes there will be vague or missing some obscure words, at this time, it is necessary to use other reference books for further query according to the needs of the situation.