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釋名
shì​míng

Shiming

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释名/ 釋名 shì​míng Shiming

An influential dictionary from the late Han dynasty written by Liu Xi, known for its use of puns and phonetic similarities to explain the origins of words; also known as 逸雅 yì​yǎ

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synonym 释名/釋名 → 逸雅/逸雅
see 刘熙/劉熙 → 释名/釋名
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