Kamus Tionghoa telah ada selama dua milenium sejak zaman Dinasti Han, yang memiliki sejarah leksikografi yang lebih panjang ketimbang bahasa lainnya. Terdapat ratusan kamus untuk bahasa Tionghoa
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