[1]Dates and scholarly identityHao Yixing's dates are given chiefly as 1755–1823, while another date statement gives 1757–1825; he is identified as a Qing-dynasty classicist and exegete.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The main person record gives the name 郝懿行, birth year 1755, death year 1823, Qing dynasty, and a classification as a xiaoxue and exegetical scholar.
Souyun郝懿行 (71984)The biographical entry gives 1755–1823 and identifies him as a Qing scholar whose work centered on exegesis and evidential research.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database郝懿行 (A043433)The authority entry names him 郝懿行, places him in the Qing dynasty, and gives date ranges falling in 1755–1756 and 1823–1824.
WikidataYixing Hao (Q11293998)The item labels him Yixing Hao, describes him in Chinese as a Qing classicist and exegete and in English as a Qing scholar, and carries date statements for 1757 and 1825, creating the stated discrepancy.
[2]Courtesy name, sobriquets, and birthplaceHao Yixing's courtesy name was Xunjiu, also written 尋韭; his sobriquets were Langao and Shaishutang, and he was from Qixia in Shandong.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The name fields give Xunjiu for 恂九 and 尋韭 as courtesy-name forms, Langao and Shaishutang for 蘭皋 and 曬書堂 as sobriquet or studio-name forms, and Qixia as the native place.
Souyun郝懿行 (71984)The biographical entry gives the courtesy name 恂九, the sobriquet 蘭皋, and Shandong Qixia as the hometown.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database郝懿行 (A043433)The authority entry lists 郝恂九, 蘭皋, 尋韭, and 曬書堂 among his names and gives Qixia as his birthplace.
WikidataYixing Hao (Q11293998)The name list supplies the English forms Langao, Shaishutang, and Xunjiu and the traditional Chinese forms 尋韭, 恂九, 曬書堂, and 蘭皋.
[3]Early educationHe entered the county school at nineteen and was praised by Zhao Luquan as one of the Four Outstanding Men of Qixia.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database郝懿行 (A043433)The biographical note says that he was slow to learn as a child and entered the county school at nineteen.
[4]Qixia reputationZhao Luquan, identified as the Shandong educational commissioner, praised him as one of the Four Outstanding Men of Qixia.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database郝懿行 (A043433)The biographical note names Zhao Luquan as the Shandong xueshi and gives the praise naming him one of the Four Outstanding Men of Qixia.
[5]Entry into the GuozijianHe entered the Guozijian in 1786, the fifty-first year of the Qianlong reign.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database郝懿行 (A043433)The biographical note dates his entry into the Guozijian to the fifty-first year of Qianlong, 1786.
[6]Jinshi degree and appointmentIn 1799, the fourth year of the Jiaqing reign, he earned the jinshi degree and was appointed to the Ministry of Revenue.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database郝懿行 (A043433)The biographical note states that he became a jinshi in 1799, the fourth year of Jiaqing, and received appointment as a Ministry of Revenue principal clerk.
Souyun郝懿行 (71984)Both biographical entries identify him as a Jiaqing-fourth-year or Jiaqing-jiwei jinshi and as an official in the Ministry of Revenue.
[7]Examination rankingThe examination data includes xianggong juren and jinshi designations; one jinshi entry is generic, while another gives third class, rank 110.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The examination entries list a generic jinshi, a third-class 110th-place jinshi, and a xianggong juren designation.
[8]Years in the langshuHe spent twenty-one years in the langshu.
Souyun郝懿行 (71984)The biographical entry says that he remained in the langshu for twenty-one years.
[9]Official life and scholarshipAlthough he was a poorly paid official, he devoted himself to scholarship.
Souyun郝懿行 (71984)The biographical entry describes him as a poor official who nevertheless devoted himself to learning.
[10]Reading and writing habitsHe was reserved and taciturn, spent his stipend on books, worked until after the fourth watch, and had a study called Wanxiaozhai.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database郝懿行 (A043433)The biographical note describes his taciturn character, his use of stipend money to buy books, his late-night reading and writing, and the name 丸嘯齋 for his study.
[11]Father and cousinHis father was Hao Peiyuan, and his cousin was Zhao Fengya.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The kinship fields identify 郝培元 as his father and 趙鳳崖 as his cousin.
[12]Wife and childrenHis wife was Wang Zhaoyuan, courtesy name Wanquan, from Fushan in Shandong; she studied the classics and histories, and their children included Hao Wenhu and Hao Wenze.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The kinship fields identify 王照圓 as his wife, 郝文則 as his daughter, and 郝文虎 as his son.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database郝懿行 (A043433)The biographical note gives 王照圓's courtesy name 婉佺 and Fushan origin, says that she studied the classics and histories, and preserves the praise of the Hao couple alongside the Wang father and son of Gaoyou.
[13]Friends (1)His friends included Sun Xingyan, Chen Shouqi, Zang Yong, Deng Xianhe, Wang Yinzhi, and Mou Ting.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The association fields mark 孫星衍, 陳壽祺, 臧庸, 鄧顯鶴, 王引之, and 牟庭 as friends.
[14]Friends (2)He was also a friend of Song Xiangfeng, Zhang Shu, Chen Huan, Ma Ruichen, and Hu Peihui.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The association fields mark 宋翔鳳, 張澍, 陳奐, 馬瑞辰, and 胡培翬 as friends.
[15]Exegetical and evidential scholarshipHao was particularly accomplished in the study of names and things, exegesis, and evidential research.
Souyun郝懿行 (71984)The biographical entry specifically says that he excelled in the learning of names and things, exegesis, and evidential research.
[16]Agriculture and biologyHis recorded scholarly fields also include agriculture and biology.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The classification fields include agronomist and biologist.
[17]Principal worksErya yishu is identified as his most prominent work, alongside Shanhai jing jianshu, Zhushu jinian jiaozheng, and Jin-Song shugu.
Souyun郝懿行 (71984)The biographical entry calls 《爾雅義疏》 his most prominent work and lists 《山海經箋疏》, 《竹書紀年校正》, and 《晉宋書故》 among his other works.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The works fields list 爾雅義疏, 山海經箋疏, 竹書紀年校正, and 晉宋書故.
[18]Collected-writings titlesThe collected-writings titles appear as Shaishutang ji and Shaishutang wenji.
[20]Other writingsOther writings include Chunqiu bi, Shaishutang biji, Shaishutang bilu, Yanzi chunqiu, Ji haicuo, Yi shuo, Shu shuo, Shi shuo, Shi wen, Liji jian, Chunqiu bi, Erya Guo zhu yishu, Zheng su wen, and Xunzi buzhu.
CBDBHao Yixing (30309)The works fields list the fourteen writings named in the sentence, with most marked as authored works.