Authors: (Han) Xu Shen, (Song) Xu Xuan proofreading.

Press: Zhonghua Book Company

Publication date: February, 2004-1 page number: 390 Packaging: Paperback book is the first written book in China to systematically analyze Chinese characters and study their origins, and it is also the most widely circulated Chinese required reading book.

Shuowen Jiezi summarizes the achievements of literature in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, and preserves the form, sound and meaning of Chinese characters. It is an indispensable bridge for learning Oracle Bone Inscriptions, bronze inscriptions and ancient sounds, and for training and visiting. In particular, the interpretation of word meaning in Shuowen generally retains the oldest meaning, which is more helpful for understanding the word meaning in ancient books.

Preserving and studying the historical and cultural materials of ancient society is an important step for us to sort out China's outstanding cultural heritage. Shuowen includes explanations of various meanings and reflects ancient politics, economy, culture, customs and habits. For example, Shuowen, "The floorboard of cars and wheels was made by Xizhong in Xia Hou". According to the explanation in Shuowen, it can be confirmed that there was a "car" as a means of transportation in Xia Dynasty. Another example is the word "surname" from "female" and a series of surnames beside "female" such as "Jiang", "Ji" and "Yao", which can reveal the traces of ancient matriarchal society. It can be seen that Shuowen reflects some historical situations and all kinds of knowledge in ancient times, which helps us to make the past serve the present and understand the present.

Historically, there are countless versions of Shuo Wen Jie Zi. Based on Chen Changzhi's engraving, this book uses handed down documents and unearthed documents, and follows the principle of "truthfulness, reliability, convenience and practicality" to arrange the representative glyphs in each small seal script that can reflect the evolution order of Chinese characters in the unit, so as to facilitate users' comparative study. At the same time, a radical stroke dictionary and a phonetic sequence dictionary are attached to facilitate readers to find and use them. ISBNNo。 : 978-7- 104-02747-8 Author: Xu Shen, Eastern Han Dynasty

Publishing House: China Drama Publishing House

Publication date: August 2065 438+00

Format: 16

Number of books: all 4 volumes

Market price: ￥895, ISBN No. : 978-7-80663-496-7.

Author: Duan Yucai

Press: China Bookstore Press.

Release date: 20 1 1.0 1

Format: Deluxe Hardcover 16 format

Number of books: all five volumes

Market price: 65438 yuan +0260 yuan.

Note: The above two versions, named Shuowen Jiezi, are actually the Notes on Shuowen Jiezi written by Duan Yucai, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, which are translated by modern people. One is simplified horizontal layout, and the other is traditional horizontal layout. Both versions have illustrations.

Please also refer to the encyclopedia entry of Shuowen Jiezi Note.