the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries
大型字典。清张玉书等奉诏编撰。收47035字，按部首笔画排列，用反切和直音注音，载古文以溯其字源，列俗体以著其变迁，释义详细，书证丰富。康熙五十五年（1716）初刻，后流传较广。清人王引之《字典考证》、今人王力《康熙字典音读订误》均订正其数千处讹误。