Chinese Studies
Selected digital resources for conducting research in Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan
Language Dictionaries
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A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval ChineseA comprehensive dictionary containing English explanations for over 8,000 Chinese characters from pre-Qin to Tang dynasty texts.
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Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage 當代漢英詞典Free online version of the well-known dictionary compiled by Lin Yutang 林語堂.
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LINE Chinese-English DictionaryThis online dictionary allows you to draw Chinese characters with your mouse!
General Reference Resources
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China Reference Works OnlinePart of CNKI package, this database contains more than 7000 volumes of Chinese language dictionaries, encyclopedia, subject dictionaries, industry directories, etc.
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Brill’s Encyclopedia of ChinaInternational scholarly encyclopedia covering all aspects of 19th through 21st-century China.
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Oxford Bibliographies Online: Chinese StudiesA guide to the current scholarship, Oxford Bibliographies combine features of encyclopedias and annotated bibliographies.
Subject Dictionaries and Reference Sources
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China Encyclopedic ReferenceIncludes following titles:
Brill’s Encyclopedia of China Online
Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature Online: A Research Guide (volume I) eds. D.R. Knechtges & T. Chang.
A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (221 BC – AD 24) Online by M. Loewe.
A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD) Online by R. de Crespigny.
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