尔雅
爾雅
Ěryǎ
"Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
- (literary) elegant; gentle; refined; cultured
- (literary) standard; correct
- (literary) upright; righteous
- Erya (the oldest surviving Chinese dictionary or Chinese encyclopedia known)
- elegant; gentle; refined; cultured
- standard; correct
- upright; righteous
Entry Composition
| =1 | 尔 | ěr | variant of 尔 ěr |
| =1 | 尔 | ěr |
|
| =1 | 尔 | shè |
|
| 2 | 雅 | yǎ | elegant |