A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese

https://architecturasinica.org/bibl/8RRW96CV

Preferred Citation

Kroll, Paul W. A Student’s Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese. Paper. Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China ; 30. Leiden: Brill, 2015. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898043208.

View at:

Abstract

This book is the long-desired Chinese & English reference work for all those reading texts dating from the Warring States period through the Tang dynasty. Comprising 8,000+ characters, arranged alphabetically by Pinyin. As a lexicon meant for practical use, it immensely facilitates reading and translating historical, literary, and religious texts dating from approximately 500 BCE to 1000 CE. Being primarily a dictionary of individual characters and the words they represent, it also includes an abundance of alliterative and echoic binomes as well as accurate identifications of hundreds of plants, animals, and assorted technical terms in various fields. It aims to become the English-language resource of choice for all those seeking assistance in reading texts dating from the Warring States period through the Tang dynasty. Previous Chinese-English dictionaries have persistently mixed together without clarification all eras and styles of Chinese. But written Chinese in its 3,000 year history has changed and evolved even more than English has in its mere millennium, with classical and medieval Chinese differing more from modern standard Chinese than the language of Beowulf; or even that of Chaucer differs from modern English.

Additional Citation Information

Publication

Title: A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese

Author: Kroll, Paul W.

SeriesEditor: William G. Boltz

SeriesEditor: David R. Knechtges

SeriesEditor: Y. Edmund Lien

SeriesEditor: Antje Richter

SeriesEditor: Matthias L. Richter

SeriesEditor: Ding Xiang Warner

URI: https://architecturasinica.org/bibl/8RRW96CV 

URI: https://www.zotero.org/groups/architecturasinica/items/8RRW96CV  Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

URI: https://www.zotero.org/groups/2267085/items/8RRW96CV  Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

See Also: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898043208  

Language: English

Edition: Paper

Place of Publication: Leiden

Publisher: Brill

Date of Publication: 2015

Series

Title: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China ; 30

 

Citation Styles