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Mei Yingzuo was a Ming Dynasty scholar and lexicographer associated with Zihui, a Chinese character dictionary published in 1615. The work reduced the traditional 540-radical system used in Shuowen Jiezi to 214 radicals and arranged characters within radicals by remaining stroke count. This radical-and-stroke method influenced later Chinese dictionaries, including the Kangxi Dictionary, and provides a practical system for locating character entries.
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Who was Mei Yingzuo?
Mei Yingzuo was a Ming Dynasty Chinese scholar and lexicographer. He is best known for compiling the character dictionary Zihui in 1615.
What is Mei Yingzuo's Zihui dictionary known for?
Zihui is associated with the 214-radical classification system used in later Chinese dictionaries. Its publication in 1615 made Mei Yingzuo an important figure in the history of Chinese lexicography.
What are the 214 radicals in Chinese dictionaries?
The 214 radicals are a classification system used to organize Chinese characters by recurring graphic components. Mei Yingzuo's Zihui helped establish this system, which later dictionaries continued to use.
How does Zihui relate to the Kangxi Dictionary?
The 214-radical structure associated with Zihui became influential in later reference works, including the Kangxi Dictionary. The Kangxi Dictionary was published in 1716, after Mei Yingzuo's 1615 work.
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