The history of looking up Chinese characters in dictionaries
In which I get animated about looking up characters in Chinese dictionaries across thousands of years of history.
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~ Shortly and sweetly ~ 短小精悍 ~
The history of the dictionary, from grand tomes (鸿篇) to handphones (手机). Ancient bamboo guides and workbooks, a Han dynasty breakthrough, rhyme works, word vs character lexicons, early bookstore and library boom, the making of the modern dictionary, and current developments. Watch as I show you how to do lookups in each one over time.
~ Corrections ~
22:19: I circled 9 strokes (the remainder of 篇) → its section is under 6 strokes
throughout: small ink glitches come from the interacting anim layers I crafted for scenes
~ Credits & sources ~
Art, narration and music by me. Full sources document (this video is #2 of 3 videos in a row on historical Chinese linguistics):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oBbMeEpPsrBJv3NzcztvydDLKYCYMviGZCDY5m8IDEI/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.nuh8fwjywxuv
Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NativLang
Tip me once: https://www.ko-fi.com/NativLang
Patronize me per creation: https://www.patreon.com/NativLang
~ Shortly and sweetly ~ 短小精悍 ~
The history of the dictionary, from grand tomes (鸿篇) to handphones (手机). Ancient bamboo guides and workbooks, a Han dynasty breakthrough, rhyme works, word vs character lexicons, early bookstore and library boom, the making of the modern dictionary, and current developments. Watch as I show you how to do lookups in each one over time.
~ Corrections ~
22:19: I circled 9 strokes (the remainder of 篇) → its section is under 6 strokes
throughout: small ink glitches come from the interacting anim layers I crafted for scenes
~ Credits & sources ~
Art, narration and music by me. Full sources document (this video is #2 of 3 videos in a row on historical Chinese linguistics):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oBbMeEpPsrBJv3NzcztvydDLKYCYMviGZCDY5m8IDEI/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.nuh8fwjywxuv
NativLang
I'm animated about language! The history of written and spoken languages amazes me. I use stories and cartoons to bring linguistics to life.
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