Fu Yan (courtesy name Jieshi)

Fu Yan, courtesy name Jieshi, also known as Yi’an, from Zhejiang.

Fu Yan’s University Graduation Photo

In 1928, graduated from the Department of Chinese Language at Beijing Normal University.

From 1930 to 1937, taught at the Tianjin Municipal Normal School (now “Tianjin Normal University Higher Vocational School”), which was suspended due to the Anti-Japanese War.

Previously worked at the Zhonghua Book Company, participating in the compilation of the “Cihai” (Dictionary of Terms).

Served at the Chinese Dictionary Compilation Office, contributing to several dictionaries.

In 1949, he gave a talk on the “Latinized New Writing Scheme” at the “New Script Learning Society” established by the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University.

In 1956, the Chinese Dictionary Compilation Office merged into the Language Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and he retired due to illness in 1955 (another account states that due to the Hu Feng incident, he was reassigned to work in the library of a high school in Shanghai’s Pudong (Lingqiao Middle School)).

Personal works:

“Outline of Chinese Philology,” Zhonghua Book Company (December 1940).

Contributions to compiling dictionaries and works:

“Cihai Compendium” (one-volume edition), Zhonghua Book Company (first published March 1947).

“Mandarin Dictionary” (four-volume set), edited by Li Jinxu, Wang Yi (director), Xu Yishi, Sun Chongyi, Xu Shirong, Fu Yan, An Wenzhuo, Wang Shuda, Zhang Weiyu, He Meicen, Niu Jichang, Gao Jingcheng, Commercial Press (1948), reissued and renamed “Chinese Dictionary” in 1962.

“New Index of Radical Phonetic Dictionary,” edited by Li Jinxu, Wang Yi (director), Xu Renyu, Fu Jieshi, Niu Jichang, Gao Jingcheng, He Meicen, Xu Shirong, Sun Chongyi, Wang Shuda, Zhang Naizhi, Zhang Weiyu, Commercial Press (first published August 1949).

“Enriched New Chinese Rhyme” edited by Li Jinxu, Wang Shuda, He Meicen, Fu Yan, Sun Chongyi, Zhang Weiyu, Zhang Naizhi, Commercial Press (first edition July 1950).

“Revised and Annotated Commonly Used Mandarin Vocabulary,” edited by Li Jinxu, Wang Yi, He Meicen, Fu Jieshi, Niu Jichang, Gao Jingcheng, Xu Renyu, Xu Shirong, Sun Chongyi, Wang Shuda, Zhang Naizhi, Zhang Weiyu, Li Zengdu, Zhu Changqi, Commercial Press (first published August 1949).

“Cultural Dictionary,” edited by Li Jinxu, Wang Shuda, He Meicen, Gao Jingcheng, Sun Chongyi, Xu Renyu, Xu Shirong, Fu Jieshi, Commercial Press (October 1952). Here is the translation of the provided text:

(First Edition)

“Homophone Dictionary,” edited by Li Jinxi, He Meicen, Sun Chongyi, Xu Shirong, Wang Shuda, Gao Jingcheng, and Fu Yan, Commercial Press (First edition, May 1956)

“Discussion Collection on the Draft of the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet Scheme,” Volume 1, Written Language Reform Press (First edition, January 1957)