TheKangxi Dictionary(Chinese: 康熙字典;pinyin:Kāngxī Zìdiǎn) was the standardChinese dictionaryduring the 18th and 19th centuries. TheKangxi Emperorof the ManchuQing Dynastyordered its compilation in 1710. The creator innovated greatly by reusing and confirming the newZihuisystem of 214 radicals, since then known as214 Kangxi radicals, and was eventually published in 1716. The dictionary is named after the Emperor'sera name.
The dictionary contains more than 47,000 characters (including obscure, variant, rare, and archaic characters) but less than a quarter of these characters are now in common use. 《》(康熙字典)?, ?(說文解字) ? ? . (張玉書),(陳廷敬) ? 30, 5 1716?(? 55?)? . ? 42, 49000 ?. (字匯),(正字通) ? ? ? , ‘ ?’ ? .