A Dictionary of the Chinese Language Year: 1815-1823 Call Number: RBK1800-C00001 A Dictionary of the Chinese Language is the world’s first bilingual English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionary. It is also the earliest Chinese book to utilize Western movable type printing technology. Compiled by Robert Morrison, a Protestant missionary to China, it was printed at the Macao printing factory associated with the British East India Company and published between 1815 and 1823. The book consists of six volumes, divided into three parts: the first part is arranged according to the radicals and strokes of Chinese characters; the second part is arranged according to the rhyme scheme of Chinese characters; and the third part is an EnglishChinese dictionary. This book is a valuable resource for studying Chinese and Western languages and cultures. 163 30
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