Kangxi

Proper noun

Kangxi

1. A Chinese emperor (1654-1722) from the Qing Dynasty period.
   • In the twenty-second year of the Kangsi emperor (1863), Cing [translating 清 (Qīng)] soldiers conquered Taiwan.[2017 December 2, “Origin of Hakka in Taiwan”, in Hakka Affairs Commission, Kaohsiung City Government, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2021, About Hakka
   • Wu on Friday said the museum has completed its investigations into the damage to the stem bowl as well as a yellow porcelain bowl made during the Kangsi era of the Qing Dynasty, which were found to have been broken when museum staff opened their boxes.[2022 November 2, Shelley Shan, “NPP calls on museum to account for damaged items”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2022, Taiwan News, page 2
2. 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.
   • According to Kangxi, this word has two kinds of pronunciation.1992, O. Harrassowitz, Central Asiatic Journal, volume 36, page 189
   • [He wrote] Textual Criticism of Kangxi Zidian, 1827[,] in which he identified more than 2500 erroneous citations in Kangxi.2003, Lexicography: Reference works across time, space and languages, →ISBN