Confucian classics
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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Confucian classics and their commentaries; canonical texts
formalHistorically, this term referred specifically to the Thirteen Classics, including the "Five Classics" and other foundational texts for the imperial examination system and Confucian education. In modern use, it primarily refers to these texts as historical and philosophical documents.
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
shì士
rén人
zì自
yòu幼
biàn便
yào要
shú熟
dú读
jīng经
shū书
。
Scholars in ancient China had to memorize the Confucian classics from a young age.
Tā他
shì是
yán研
jiū究
Rú儒
jiā家
jīng经
shū书
de的
zhuān专
jiā家
。
He is an expert in the study of Confucian classics.
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Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
zhēn珍
cáng藏
le了
xǔ许
duō多
Sòng宋
bǎn版
jīng经
shū书
。
The library houses many Song dynasty editions of the classics.
Jīng经
shū书
zhōng中
de的
hěn很
duō多
sī思
xiǎng想
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
yǒu有
shēn深
yuǎn远
yǐng影
xiǎng响
。
Many of the ideas in the classics still have a profound influence today.