jīn
wén

technical
historical

Meaning of 今文

今文 means clerical script (li-shu) as the standard script of the Han dynasty; New Text Classics; Confucian classics recorded in Han-dynasty clerical script. Pronounced jīn wén.

  • clerical script (li-shu) as the standard script of the Han dynasty
  • New Text Classics; Confucian classics recorded in Han-dynasty clerical script

Definitions & Examples

Hàn
dài
gōng
wén
duō
yòng
jīn
wén
shū
xiě
 

Official documents of the Han dynasty were mostly written in clerical script.

Jīn
wén
wén
gèng
biàn便
shū
xiě
 

The clerical script was more convenient for writing than the ancient script.