Dicionários chineses notáveis, passados e presentes, incluem:
TitleYearNotesABC Chinese-English Dictionary1996First Chinese dictionary collated in single-sort alphabetical order of pinyin, John DeFrancisA Chinese-English Dictionary1892Herbert Allen Giles' bestselling dictionary, 2nd ed. 1912A Dictionary of the Chinese Language1815-1823First Chinese-English, English-Chinese dictionary, Robert MorrisonA Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language1874First Chinese-English dictionary to include regional pronunciations, Samuel Wells WilliamsAdsotrans2001-presentA natural language processing translation dictionary project that uses CEDICT formatCangjiepian-0220 (Qin)Small Seal Script orthographic primer, Li Si's language reformCEDICT1997-presentPaul Denisowski's text file project modeled on Japanese EDICT dictionaryCFDICT2010-presentDavid Houstin's text file project modeled on English CEDICT dictionaryChinese and English Dictionary1842Walter Henry MedhurstCihai1938 ... 2009 (ROC, PRC)Popular modern general-purpose encyclopedic dictionary, 6 editionsCiyuan1915...1984 (ROC, PRC)First major 20th-century encyclopedic dictionary, 3 editions and 3 supplementsConcise Dictionary of Spoken Chinese1947Yuen Ren Chao's and Yang Lien-sheng's first Chinese dictionary for spoken languageDai Kan-Wa Jiten1955-1960, 2000 (Japan)Tetsuji Morohashi's Chinese-Japanese character dictionary, 50,305 entriesErya-0250 (Warring States)Oldest extant Chinese dictionary, semantic field collation, one of the Thirteen ClassicsFangyan-0015 (Han)Yang Xiong, first dictionary of Chinese regional varietiesLe Grand Ricci (or Grand dictionnaire Ricci de la langue chinoise,"2001 - DVD 20107 volume Chinese-French dictionary, 13,500 characters and about 300,000 entries of terms and expressions.Ganlu Zishu0750 (Tang)First orthography dictionary of the regular scriptGrammata Serica Recensa1957 (Sweden)Bernhard Karlgren's groundbreaking Old and Middle Chinese-English dictionaryGreat Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects2002 (PRC)Compendium of dictionaries for 42 local varieties of ChineseGuangya0230 (Cao Wei)Zhang Yi's supplement to the EryaGuangyun1008 (Song)Rime dictionary expansion of Qieyun, source for reconstruction of Middle ChineseHan-Han Dae Sajeon2008 (South Korea)Korean hanja-to-hangul dictionary, 53,667 character entriesHanyu Da Cidian1986-1993 (PRC)Highly respected modern word/phase dictionary, diachronically collated, over 23,000 character entriesHanyu Da Zidian1986-1989, 2010 (PRC)Highly respected modern character dictionary, 60,370 entriesJijiupian-0040 (Han)Oldest extant orthographic primer, rhymed linesJingdian Shiwen0580 (Tang)Lu Deming's exegetical dictionary for Chinese classic textsJiyun1037 (Song)Rime dictionary expansion of the Guangyun, 53,525 head charactersKangxi Dictionary1716 (Qing)Kangxi era character dictionary, 47,000 entries, see also List of 214 Kangxi radicalsLeipian1066 (Song)Sima Guang's expansion of the Yupian, 31,319 character entries, 544 radicalsLongkan Shoujian0997 (Liao)Buddhist dictionary of pronunciations and meanings, 26,000 characters, radical and phonetic indexesMathews' Chinese-English Dictionary1931Robert Henry Mathews, 2nd ed. 1943Menggu Ziyun1308 (Yuan)Only example of 'Phags-pa script-Chinese dictionary, 813 entriesPearl in the Palm1048 (Western Xia)First Chinese-Tangut language bilingual dictionaryPeiwen Yunfu1711 (Qing)Rime dictionary of literary phrases, 10,257 entries arranged by 106 rimesPentaglot Dictionary1794 (Qing)8,671 Manchu entries translated into Tibetan, Mongolian, Chagatai, and ChinesePiya1125 (Song)Erya supplement of plant and animal namesQi Lin Bayin1650 (Qing)Rime dictionary of Fuzhou dialectQieyun0601 (Sui)Rime dictionary of Classical Chinese, fanqie pronunciation glosses, 2,158 character entriesQiyin lüe1161 (Song)Rime dictionary resembling YunjingShenglei0230 (Cao Wei)First Chinese rime dictionary, lost work, partially reconstructedShiben-0250 (Warring States)First Chinese encyclopedic dictionary of originsShiming0200 (Han)Expansion of Erya, 1,502 entries, linguistically important Han-era pronunciation glossesShizhoupian-0800 (Zhou)First recorded Chinese dictionary, Great Seal script, lost workShuowen Jiezi0121 (Han)First character dictionary collated by graphic radicals, 9,353 entries, see also List of 540 Shuowen Jiezi radicalsTangyun0732 (Tang)Rime dictionary revision of Qieyun, lost workThe Five Thousand Dictionary1926 (ROC)Courtenay Hughes Fenn's dictionary of 5,000 commonly used charactersThesaurus Linguae Sericae1988-presentChristoph Harbsmeier's collaborative dictionary project for conceptual schemes in ChineseXiandai Hanyu Cidian1978 … 2012 (PRC)Authoritative general-purpose dictionary, 6 editions, 69,000 entriesXiao Erya-0150 (Han)"Little Erya" supplement, 374 entriesXinhua Zidian1957…2004 (PRC)Best-selling Chinese dictionary, world's most popular reference work, 11 editions, 3,300 character entries, 189-radical systemYiqiejing Yinyi (Huilin)0807 (Tang)Expansion of Yiqiejing yinyi (Xuanying), 31,000 word entries, 100 chaptersYiqiejing Yinyi (Xuanying)0649 (Tang)Oldest surviving Chinese "pronunciation and meaning" dictionary of Buddhist technical terminology, 25 chapters, archetype for Chinese bilingual dictionariesYunhai jingyuan0780 (Tang)First rime dictionary collated phonetically instead of graphically, lost workYunjing1161, 1203 (Song)Oldest extant rime tables, arranged by four tones of Middle Chinese and 23 types of articulationYupian0543 (Liang)Character dictionary with 12,158 character entries, 542-radical system, fanqie glossesZhengzitong1627 (Ming)Supplement to the Zihui character dictionary, 33,000 entriesZhongguo Renming Dacidian1921 (ROC)Leading biographical dictionary in ChinaZhonghua Da Zidian1915 (ROC)Updated expansion of Kangxi Zidian, 48,000 entriesZhonghua Zihai1994 (PRC)Currently the largest character dictionary, 85,568 entriesZhongwen Da Cidian1962-1968Chinese revised version of Japanese Dai Kan-Wa Jiten, 49,905 character entriesZhongyuan Yinyun1324 (Yuan)Rime table, 5,866 characters collated by 19 rime groups, important for historical Chinese phonologyZihui1615 (Ming)First character dictionary to use the 214-radical system adopted by many later worksZilin0350 (Jin)Character dictionary with 12,824 entries, 540-radical system, lost work, partially reconstructedZitong1254 (Southern Song)Dictionary of orthography, compares seal, clerical, and regular script charactersZiyuan0340 (Eastern Jin)Character dictionary attributed to Ge Hong, lost work excepting fragments