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How Many Chinese Characters Exist?

The "Hanyu da cidian" (汉语大词典) (Big Chinese Dictionary) published in 1990 also is comprised of about 50.000 characters. The oldest dictionary is the "Shuowen jiezi" (说文解字) (The Explanation of Writing) dating back to 121 A.D.

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