字典
Chinese edit
letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word |
canon; dictionary | ||
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simp. and trad. (字典) |
字 | 典 |
Etymology edit
First used in the name of the Kangxi Dictionary (康熙字典).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
字典
- dictionary of Chinese characters; Han character dictionary (Classifier: 本; 部)
- 查字典 ― chá zìdiǎn ― to look up a dictionary
- (may be proscribed) General term for dictionaries.
- (computing) dictionary (an associative array; a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key)
- (computing) dictionary (a set of text strings such as passwords)
Usage notes edit
When used to refer to a Chinese dictionary, a 字典 (zìdiǎn) might only include definitions for Chinese characters, while a 詞典/词典 (cídiǎn) will include definitions of multi-character words as well.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Others:
- → Manchu: ᡥᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ
ᡴᠣᠣᠯᡳ (hergen kooli) (calque)
See also edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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字 | 典 |
じ Grade: 1 |
てん Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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字 | 典 |
もじ Grade: 1 |
てん Grade: 4 |
irregular | on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- dictionary of kanji; Han character dictionary
Usage notes edit
The reading もじてん (mojiten) is used for distinguishing from 辞典 (jiten, “dictionary”) and 事典 (jiten, “encyclopedia”).
References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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字 | 典 |
Noun edit
- Hanja form? of 자전 (“Chinese character dictionary”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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字 | 典 |
Noun edit
字典