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康熙字典

Kāng xī Zì diǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a757f1a7fc7c3327. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

康熙字典 康熙字典 [Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3] /the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 康
    kāng

    healthy / peaceful / abundant

    Kāng

    surname Kang

  • 熙
    xī

    (used in names) / (bound form) (literary) bright / prosperous / splendid / genial

  • 字
    zì

    letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[gè] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

  • 典
    diǎn

    canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn

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