Kangxi

Kangxi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 康熙 (Kāngxī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑŋˈʃiː/

Proper noun

Kangxi

1. A Chinese emperor (1654-1722) from the Qing Dynasty period.
2. The Kangxi Dictionary, a dictionary and cross reference of Chinese characters, first published in 1716 at the behest of the Kangxi emperor, and used to the present day.
   • 1992, O. Harrassowitz, Central Asiatic Journal‎, volume 36, page 189:

     According to Kangxi, this word has two kinds of pronunciation.

   • 2003, Lexicography: Reference works across time, space and languages, →ISBN:

     [He wrote] Textual Criticism of Kangxi Zidian, 1827[,] in which he identified more than 2500 erroneous citations in Kangxi.

Derived terms

• Kangxi radical

Translations

emperor

Chinese: Mandarin: 康熙 (zh) (Kāngxī) Japanese: 康熙 (Kōki) Korean: please add this translation if you can

Kangxi Dictionary

Chinese: Mandarin: 康熙字典 (zh) (Kāngxī Zìdiǎn) Japanese: 康熙字典 (Kōki Jiten) Korean: please add this translation if you can