01600cam a22003373u 4500 51620 UtSlPG 20260610134205.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG zh iso639-1 AC Unknown 爾雅 Erya Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erya Release date is 2016-04-01 Produced by Jing Ting Huang "爾雅" by Unknown is the first surviving Chinese dictionary, with its major glosses likely dating from the 3rd century BC. This foundational work compiles diverse glosses from commentaries to pre-Qin texts, organizing over 4,000 words into nineteen thematic sections. From abstract concepts to concrete taxonomies of plants, animals, and family relationships, it became the authoritative lexicographic guide during the Han dynasty and was later elevated to one of the Thirteen Classics, establishing a tradition that influenced Chinese encyclopedias for centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Chinese language -- To 600 Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Chinese https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51620 92454 92454