| 康熙字典 |
Kāng xī Zì diǎn |
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries |
| 康 |
Kāng |
surname Kang |
| 康 |
kāng |
healthy / peaceful / abundant |
| 康熙 |
Kāng xī |
Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 圣祖 |
| 熙 |
xī |
variant of 熙 |
| 熙 |
xī |
(used in names) / (bound form) (literary) bright / prosperous / splendid / genial |
| 字 |
zì |
letter / symbol / character / word / CL:个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China |
| 字典 |
zì diǎn |
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本 |
| 典 |
diǎn |
canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn |