Erya

1. 《释 诂》 Explanation of vocabulary ( interpretation of the meaning of hieroglyphs found in ancient texts )
2. 《释 言》 Explanation of words ( interpretation of adjectives and verbs found in ancient texts )
3. 《释 训》 Gloss explanation ( interpretation of stable words and phrases )
4. 《释 亲》 Clarification of kinship ( interpretation of kinship terms )
5. 《释 宫》 Explanation of dwellings ( buildings and their elements )
6. 《释 器》 Explanation of utensils ( dishes, food, clothes )
7. 《释 乐》 Musical instrument clarification
8. 《释 天》 Explanation of celestial bodies ( astronomical objects and phenomena )
9. 《释 地》 Explanation of territories ( administrative division )
10. 《释 丘》 Clarification of hills ( hills and hills )
11. 《释 山》 Explanation of the mountains
12. 《释 水》 Water clarification
13. 《释 草》 Explanation of herbs
14. 《释 木》 Explanation of trees
15. 《释 虫》 Clarification of insects
16. 《释 鱼》 Fish explanation
17. 《释 鸟》 Bird clarification
18. 《释 兽》 Wildlife Explained
19. 《释 畜》 Pet clarification

For a long time, domestic Sinology has not attempted a systematic study of the Erya dictionary. At the same time, references to him and references to him are contained in the works of S.E. Yakhontova, Yu.V. Rozhdestvensky, V.I. Gorelova, K.I. Golygina, A.L. Semenas, G.Ya. Dashevskaya, A.I. Kobzeva, M.V. Solntseva, N.V. Solntseva, V.A. Kurdyumova, M.V. Kryukova, V.S. Kolokolova, M.V. Sofronova, A.M. Karapetyantsa and others.

In 2008, T.E. Ph.D. thesis was defended at the Dissertation Council of the Irkutsk State Linguistic University Shishmareva on the topic "Experience in the reconstruction of the linguistic picture of the world based on an ancient lexicographic source" under the direction of OM Gottlieb ^[1] . This work was the first attempt in the Chinese Sinology to conduct a comprehensive study of the Erya dictionary. For the first time in Russia, it presents a complete translation of the dictionary under study.

In 2009, at Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosova N.V. Guryan, under the guidance of A. M. Karapetyants, defended her thesis “The Structure of the First Chinese Dictionary“ Erya ”and the Chinese Philological Tradition” ^[2] .

In 2014, N.V. Guryan "The first Chinese dictionary" Erya ": the experience of historical and philological research."

In 2016, T.E. Shishmareva "Chinese Dictionary" Erya "in the ideographic and ethnocultural aspects", containing a complete translation of the dictionary "Erya" into Russian ^[3] .

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• Shishmareva, T. E. Experience of reconstruction of the linguistic picture of the world based on an ancient lexicographic source: dis. ... cand. filol. Sciences / Scientific. hands. O.M. Gottlieb . - Irkutsk, 2008 .-- 343 p.
• Guryan N. V. The structure of the first Chinese dictionary "Erya" and the Chinese philological tradition : Abstract of dissertation for the degree of candidate of philological sciences (specialty 10.02.22. - languages ​​of peoples of foreign countries ...) / Scientific. hands. A.M. Karapetyants . - M., 2009.
• Guryan, N.V. The First Chinese Dictionary "Erya". The experience of historical and philological research / N.V. Guryan. - M.: Publishing House of the VKN, 2014 .-- 208 p.
• Shishmareva T. Ye. Chinese dictionary "Erya" in ideographic and ethnocultural aspects. - Irkutsk: ISU , 2017 .-- 289 p.

•   爾雅 (Chinese) - electronic version of Erya in Wikisource
• Electronic version (China)
• A copy of Erya at the Taiwanese Gugong Museum (Russian)

• Xiao Erya ( Chinese trade. 小 爾雅 , comp. 小 尔雅 )
• Ramesseum Onomasticon