Chinese dictionary

Chinese character dictionaries are used to collect and explanation of Chinese characters.

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The following are the main characters of Chinese language lexicons are presented in a chronological outline. The focus is on the phonology relevant works for the partially unknown or quite problematic to be reconstructed historical Lautungen, such as the Old or Antique Chinese (especially his late phase: the in the 5th to 3rd century BC. spoken language of classical Chinese) or the average Chinese ( around 600 AD ).

In the sinological practice these works are usually cited their short words or abbreviations that are also given.