to interpret and explain the meaning of words and phrases in ancient texts; to provide commentary on classics

An encyclopedic dictionary of classical Chinese compiled by Ruan Yuan and others during the Qing Dynasty, organized by rhyme; it provides detailed glosses and explanations from ancient texts for each entry characters.

To explain or interpret ancient texts in contemporary language

The study of classic texts, specifically the traditional Chinese branch of linguistics focused on the interpretation, glossing, and commentary of ancient written language

to explain and interpret the meaning of ancient texts or classics; explanatory notes on archaic words

A comprehensive reference work on the [[说文解字|說文解字|shuo1 wen2 jie3 zi4]] compiled by Ding Fubao; it collects research and commentaries from over 200 scholars and arranges them according to the character order in the original text.

An extensive collection of commentaries on the first Chinese dictionary, compiled by Ding Fubao during the early 20th century

to provide explanatory notes or commentary on ancient texts and classical words