Meaning of 子部
子部 means philosophers' section; Zi category (third of the Four Categories in traditional Chinese bibliography). Pronounced zǐ bù.
- philosophers' section; Zi category (third of the Four Categories in traditional Chinese bibliography)
Definitions & Examples
《
Lǎo老
zǐ子
》
《
Zhuāng庄
zǐ子
》
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
zǐ子
bù部
zhù著
zuò作
。
Both the Laozi and Zhuangzi belong to the philosophers' section.
Gǔ古
dài代
tú图
shū书
àn按
jīng经
、
shǐ史
、
zǐ子
、
jí集
sì四
bù部
fēn分
lèi类
，
zǐ子
bù部
shōu收
lù录
zhū诸
zǐ子
bǎi百
jiā家
zhī之
shū书
。
Ancient books were classified into four categories: Classics, History, Philosophers, and Collections, with the Philosophers section containing works of various schools of thought.
Zǐ子
bù部
yòu又
chēng称
bǐng丙
bù部
，
yǔ与
jīng经
bù部
、
shǐ史
bù部
、
jí集
bù部
hé合
chēng称
sì四
bù部
。
The Philosophers section is also called Bingbu, and together with the Classics, History, and Collections sections, they are known as the Four Categories.