Character dictionary

Character dictionary (Chinese: 字典; Japanese: 字書), known as zìdiǎn in Mandarin Chinese, is a dictionary which lists individual Chinese characters (or kanji) and defines the characters' meanings, usages, and pronunciations. Character dictionaries are often arranged according to the shape of characters and usually include some rare characters.^[1]

References

1. Thomas B. I. Creamer (1991). "263. Chinese Lexicography". An International Encyclopedia of Lexicography. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-012421-1.

External links

• "Character dictionaries". Wolfgang Hadamitzky. Retrieved 2017-08-22.

See also

• Chinese dictionary
• Japanese dictionary