龙龛手鉴

lóng kān shǒu jiàn

Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical

lóng

(fig.) emperor

kān

(bound form) niche; shrine

shǒu

hand

jiàn

bronze mirror (used in ancient times)