Although the "Kangxi Dictionary" was not written by Emperor Kangxi, it was written by Kangxi's ministers, which is equivalent to Kangxi's contribution to people. Moreover, the preface of "Kangxi Dictionary" was written by Kangxi.
Kangxi is a very famous emperor in ancient my country. When mentioning Kangxi, the first thing that comes to mind is Kangxi's evaluation of himself in his later years: he devoted himself to his life and died. "Kangxi Dictionary" can also be regarded as Emperor Kangxi's contribution to future generations. "Kangxi Dictionary" is the dictionary with the largest collection of characters and the greatest influence in ancient times. It was compiled by more than 30 famous scholars including Zhang Yushu and Chen Tingjing. It was started in the 49th year of Kangxi and completed in the 55th year of Kangxi. Emperor Kangxi personally He wrote a preface to this book and named it "Dictionary" to take the meaning of "Dianchang" from the word book, and the name "Dictionary" came from this.
The "Kangxi Dictionary" was modified on the basis of the "Zihui" and "Zhengzitong" of the Ming Dynasty. It contains 47,035 characters in one book, far exceeding various character books in history. In terms of style, the regular script is used as the main body and is divided into 214 radicals. The characters of the same radical are arranged according to the number of strokes. The fanqie method is used to notate the phonetics, and "Tang Yun", "Guang Yun", "Ji Yun", etc. The pronunciations of important rhyme books are listed one by one, and the interpretations are based on authoritative calligraphy books such as "Shuowen Jiezi", "Erya", "Shiming", "Dialect" and "Guangya". The place where it was first seen is also clearly marked. After the completion of the "Kangxi Dictionary", with its transcendent richness, detail and authority, it became the most important reference book for people's reading and literacy.
Kangxi was registered at the age of eight. It can be said that he was still a child at that time. He has been in office for more than sixty-one years. He has made many contributions to future generations. His achievements deserve to be remembered by future generations.