English

Proper noun

Kangxi

1. A Chinese emperor (1654-1722) from the Qing Dynasty period.
2. The Kangxi Dictionary, a dictionary and cross reference of Chinese characters, first published in 1716 at the behest of the Kangxi emperor, and used to the present day.
   • 1992, O. Harrassowitz, Central Asiatic Journal, Volume 36, page 189:

     According to Kangxi, this word has two kinds of pronunciation.

   • 2003, Lexicography: Reference works across time, space and languages (ISBN 0415253675):

     [He wrote] Textual Criticism of Kangxi Zidian, 1827[,] in which he identified more than 2500 erroneous citations in Kangxi.