Meaning of 乙部
乙部 means the History section; the second of the four traditional categories of Chinese bibliography (Classics, History, Philosophy, Collections), designated by the second Heavenly Stem 乙. Pronounced yǐ bù.
- the History section; the second of the four traditional categories of Chinese bibliography (Classics, History, Philosophy, Collections), designated by the second Heavenly Stem 乙
Definitions & Examples
《
Hàn汉
shū书
》
zài在
Hàn汉
dài代
yǐ乙
bù部
zhōng中
zhàn占
yǒu有
zhòng重
yào要
dì地
wèi位
。
The Book of Han holds an important position in the History section (Yi Bu) of the Han dynasty catalog.
Gǔ古
dài代
tú图
shū书
fēn分
lèi类
yǐ以
jiǎ甲
yǐ乙
bǐng丙
dīng丁
wéi为
xù序
，
yǐ乙
bù部
jí即
shǐ史
bù部
，
shōu收
lù录
lì历
dài代
shǐ史
shū书
。
Ancient book classifications used the Heavenly Stems Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding as ordinal markers; Yi Bu refers to the History section, collecting historical works of successive dynasties.
Suí隋
dài代
《
jīng经
jí籍
zhì志
》
què确
lì立
le了
jīng经
shǐ史
zǐ子
jí集
sì四
bù部
tǐ体
zhì制
，
qí其
zhōng中
yǐ乙
bù部
shōu收
lù录
zhèng正
shǐ史
、
gǔ古
shǐ史
、
zá杂
shǐ史
děng等
。
The Sui dynasty 'Treatise on Classics and Books' established the four-category system of Classics, History, Masters, and Collections, in which the Yi Bu (History) section collected standard histories, ancient histories, and miscellaneous histories.
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