Emperor Kangxi has ordered the compilation of a dictionary of Chinese characters, which will become known as the Kangxi Dictionary.

This is seen as an attempt by Kangxi to gain support from the Han Chinese scholar-bureaucrats, as many of them had initially refused to serve him and remained loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

However, by persuading the scholars to work on the dictionary without asking them to formally serve the Qing imperial court, Kangxi has led them to gradually taking on greater responsibilities until they are assuming the duties of state officials.