In which I get animated about looking up characters in Chinese dictionaries across thousands of years of history. Subscribe for more: Tip me once: Patronize me per creation: ~ Shortly and sweetly ~ 短小精悍 ~ The history of the dictionary, from grand tomes (鸿篇) to handphones (手机). Ancient bamboo guides and workbooks, a Han dynasty breakthrough, rhyme works, word vs character lexicons, early bookstore and library boom, the making of the modern dictionary, and current developments. Watch as I show you how to do lookups in each one over time. ~ Corrections ~ 22:19: I circled 9 strokes (the remainder of 篇) → its section is under 6 strokes throughout: small ink glitches come from the interacting anim layers I crafted for scenes ~ Credits & sources ~ Art, narration and music by me. Full sources document (this video is #2 of 3 videos in a row on historical Chinese linguistics):