尔雅

Traditional form:

爾雅

Pinyin (reading):

Eryǎ

Definitions:

• "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts

Characters:

• 尔 - you; that, those; final particle
• 雅 - elegant, graceful, refined

Traditional characters:

• 爾 - you; that, those; final particle
• 雅 - elegant, graceful, refined