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Xu Shen

Xu Shen (c. 58 – c. 148 CE) was a Chinese calligrapher, philologist, politician, and writer of the Eastern Han dynasty (25–189 CE). During his own lifetime, Xu was recognized as a preeminent scholar of the Five Classics. He was the author of Shuowen Jiezi, which was the first comprehensive dictionary of Chinese characters, as well as the first to…

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Notable work
Shuowen Jiezi
Born
58 CE Henan, China
Died
148 CE (aged 89 or 90)
Occupations
Calligrapher, philologist, politician, writer

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Life

The Shuowen Jiezi

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Criticism

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Xu Shen

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Edges38
Triples103
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
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Xu Shen

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related to Life · 39
Xu Shen → Although, BCE, Because, Before, CE, Confucian, Confucianism, Confucius's, Different Meanings, During, Emperor Cheng, Emperor Wu, Five Classics, Han, Han's, He, Henan, Huainanzi, Importantly, In
related to Models and influences · 21
Xu Shen → Annotated Shuowen Jiezi, BCE, Cangjiepian, Confucius's, Duan Yucai, Historian Zhou's Primer, King Xuan, Later, Li Yangbing, Many, Qing, Shuowen, Shuowen Jiezi Zhu, Sui, Tang, The, The Shuowen, Xu Kai, Xu Xuan, Yu Yanmo
related to Linguistic theory · 17
Xu Shen → According, Cangjie, Central, Chinese, Despite, Even, Françoise Bottéro, From, In, More, Providing, The Song, These, This, Xu, Xu Shen's, Zheng Qiao
related to The Shuowen Jiezi · 16
Xu Shen → Analyzing Characters, Chinese, English, Explain, Explaining Graphs, Graphs, Intended, It, Qin, Shuowen Jiezi, The, The Shuowen, Unravel, Written Words, Xu, Xu Shen's
related to Criticism · 6
Xu Shen → Chinese, Furthermore, Karlgren, Referring, This, Xu Shen's
Born · 1
Xu Shen → 58 CE Henan, China
Died · 1
Xu Shen → 148 CE (aged 89 or 90)
Notable work · 1
Xu Shen → Shuowen Jiezi
Occupations · 1
Xu Shen → Calligrapher, philologist, politician, writer

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xu characters shuowen work chinese shen first jiezi meaning dynasty ce character han also philologist shen's new script interpretation text

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Xu ShenBorn58 CE Henan, China1.00infobox
Xu ShenDied148 CE (aged 89 or 90)1.00infobox
Xu ShenNotable workShuowen Jiezi1.00infobox
Xu ShenOccupationsCalligrapher, philologist, politician, writer1.00infobox
Xu Shenrelated to CriticismXu Shen's0.60section
Xu Shenrelated to CriticismKarlgren0.60section
Xu Shenrelated to CriticismReferring0.60section
Xu Shenrelated to CriticismFurthermore0.60section
Xu Shenrelated to CriticismChinese0.60section
Xu Shenrelated to CriticismThis0.60section
Xu Shenrelated to LifeXu0.60section
Xu Shenrelated to LifeCE0.60section

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