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Kangxi

Proper noun

Meaning

A Chinese emperor (1654-1722) from the Qing Dynasty period.

The Kangxi Dictionary, a dictionary and cross reference of Chinese characters, first published in 1716 at the behest of the Kangxi emperor, and used to the present day.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Although these reforms were effective in the north, in the south and lower Yangzi valley, where Kangxi had wooed the elites, there were long established networks of officials and landowners. Source: Internet

But small changes have been made, for example in the shape of 广 main which is not absolutely the same in the Kangxi Dictionary of 1716 as in modern books. Source: Internet

Finally, in 1673, Shang Kexi petitioned Kangxi for permission to retire to his hometown in Liaodong province and nominated his son as his successor. Source: Internet

For security reasons he was moved to Derge monastery and eventually, in 1716, now also backed and sponsored by the Kangxi Emperor he was taken to Amdo at the age of 8 to be installed in Kumbum Monastery with great pomp and ceremony. Source: Internet

Imperial patronage of Kangxi Dictionary demonstrated respect for Confucian learning, while the Sacred Edict of 1670 effectively extolled Confucian family values. Source: Internet

In the Qing dynasty, the Kangxi and Qianlong emperors made twelve trips to the south, on all occasions but one reaching Hangzhou. Source: Internet

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