《辞海》最初刊行于1936年,解放后经两次修订,于1979年正式出版,全书共分3册,选收单字14872个,收词目91706条。1999年版《辞海》分豪华本、普及本、缩印本和分卷本四种版本,收单字17008个、词目122014条,增收16000幅彩色插图。《辞海》按部首编排,以字带词,是兼有语文字典和百科辞典性质的大型综合性辞典。 “Cihai” was first published in 1936, after the liberation of the two revised, formally published in 1979, the book is divided into 3 volumes, the election of the word 14872, received 91,706 entries. The 1999 edition of “Cihai” is divided into four editions: Deluxe Edition, Universal Edition, Miniatures and Sub-volumes, with 17008 received words and 12020 entries with 16000 color illustrations. “Ci Hai” according to the radical arrangement, with words, is a dictionary of both Chinese and encyclopedic dictionary large comprehensive dictionary.