康熙字典
Traditional form:
康熙字典
Pinyin (reading):
Kāngxī Zìdiǎn
Definitions:
- the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries
Characters:
- 康 - health; peace, quiet
- 熙 - bright, prosperous; splendid, glorious
- 字 - character, letter, symbol, word
- 典 - law, canon; scripture, classic; documentation
Traditional characters: