Chinese

字典

/t͡sɹ̩⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
dictionary of Chinese characters; Han character dictionary (Classifier: 本; 部)
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 3

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Origin

First used in the name of the Kangxi Dictionary (康熙字典).

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Lineage

  • characterChinese字 “letter; symbol; character, especially a Chinese character (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 c)”
    • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • soundChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”
  • characterChinese典 “law, canon”
    • ideaChinese冊 “book”
    • ideaChinese丌 “base for supporting the object above”

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