Scholar of the late Ming and early Qing who compiled the character dictionary 正字通, arranged under 214 radicals. The editors of the 康熙字典 drew heavily on it.
Zhang Zilie, a scholar of the late Ming and early Qing, was a prolific author.
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The book began as 字汇辩, corrections to 梅膺祚's earlier dictionary 字汇. In 1671 the official 廖文英 bought the manuscript and printed it as 正字通 under his own name, so early editions credit Liao, not Zhang.
