Xǔ Shèn

Xǔ Shèn (許慎) was the author of Shuōwén Jiězì, which was the first Chinese character dictionary. It contains over 9,000 character entries under 540 radicals, explaining the origins of the characters. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... a version of Shuowen Jiezi Shuōwén Jiězì (說文解字, Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters) was the first Chinese character dictionary, compiled by Xǔ Shèn between 100 and 121 in Han Dynasty China. ... 漢字 in Traditional Chinese and other languages. ... The left part of mā, a chinese character meaning mother, is a radical that means woman A radical (from Latin radix, meaning root) is a basic identifiable component of every Chinese character. ...

Xǔ Shèn lived in the Han Dynasty, and wrote his work between 100 CE and 121 CE, and presented the finished work to the Emperor An of Han China. Han commanderies and kingdoms AD 2. ... -1... For other uses, see number 121. ... Format of naming convention in English is under discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Chinese). ...

See also: Seal script 《尋隱者不遇》—賈島 松下問童子 言師採藥去 隻在此山中 雲深不知處 Seeking the Master but not Meeting by Jia Dao Beneath a pine I asked a little child. ...