毛泽东同志一生博览群书,知识渊博。他在读书学习中对工具书十分重视。早在1950年5月22日致黎锦熙先生的信中就十分支持他所请示的有关编撰工具书的各项事宜,他说:“所提大辞典处各点均可同意。”黎锦熙是湖南湘潭人,语言学家,当时任北京师范大学中文系主任、教授,又兼任中国大辞典编纂处总主任。他写信向毛泽东同志请示关于中国大辞典编纂处机构归属、人员编制以及辞典编辑事业应 Comrade Mao Zedong’s life is full of books and profound knowledge. He attaches great importance to tool books in his studies. As early as May 22, 1950 in his letter to Mr. Li Jinxi, he was very much supported by what he asked for compilation of reference books, he said: “The proposed dictionary at all points can agree.” Li Jinxi Hunan Xiangtan people, linguists, then Beijing Normal University Department of Chinese director, professor, also served as chief editor of Chinese Dictionary. He wrote to Comrade Mao Tse-tung for instructions on the organization, staffing and thesaurus of China’s Codification Office