jīng

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Meaning of 经部

经部 means the Classics section; major category in traditional Chinese bibliography comprising Confucian classics and philological works. Pronounced jīng bù.

  • the Classics section; major category in traditional Chinese bibliography comprising Confucian classics and philological works

Definitions & Examples

 
quán
shū
 
jiāng
shū
fēn
wéi
jīng
 
shǐ
 
 
 

The Complete Library of the Four Treasuries divides books into four categories: Classics, History, Philosophy, and Belles-lettres.

Jīng
zhǔ
yào
shōu
jiā
jīng
diǎn
 
 
Shī
jīng
 
 
Shàng
shū
 
 
 
 

The Classics section mainly collects Confucian classics, such as the Book of Songs, the Book of Documents, and the Record of Rites.

Yán
jiū
Zhōng
guó
dài
wén
xiàn
xué
 
shú
jīng
de
fēn
lèi
nèi
róng
 

To study Chinese classical philology, one must be familiar with the classification and contents of the Classics section.

Wén
 
yīn
yùn
 
xùn
děng
chuán
tǒng
xiǎo
xué
de
zhù
zuò
shǔ
jīng
 

Works on traditional philology—characters, phonology, and exegetics—also belong to the Classics section.

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