Unknown creator text utu 2016 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erya Release date is 2016-04-01 Produced by Jing Ting Huang Original publication data not identified Chinese language -- To 600 Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Chinese AC Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51620 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51620 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134205.0 51620