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Compilation Order
- When
- 1710
- Where
- Qing Dynasty court
The Kangxi Emperor ordered the dictionary's compilation in 1710 to standardize the Chinese writing system and improve upon earlier references.
Motivated by a desire to improve earlier dictionaries and show concern for Confucian culture, the emperor commissioned the work in 1710. The project aimed to resolve complex pronunciations and meanings in classical texts.
Sources
- Kangxi Dictionary Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.