Chinese Dictionaries: Classical Chinese Dictionaries

This guide provides users with different types of Chinese-English, English-Chinese, and Chinese-Chinese dictionaries according to the way you access them. Links to online and mobile dictionaries apps are also included.

A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese” A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese

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Chinese Ancient Text Dictionaries

These dictionaries of Classical Chinese all offer entires that reference the specific context(s) of they have been used in classical works. Most are arranged by pinyin, while a few are arranged by radicals. Dictionaries that emphasize specific time periods and and which have a particular linguistic focus are noted.

Chinese Ancient Text Dictionaries