儒家经书 — “The classical canonical texts of Confucianism”

Q: What is the Chinese definition of 儒家经书?

中国儒家学派的经典著作

儒家经书 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the classical canonical texts of Confucianism”. Literally, “Confucian classics”.

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儒家经书 Pronunciation and Pinyin

儒家经书 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
儒	rú	16	Confucian scholar
家	jiā	10	family home or expert
经	jīng	8	pass through, manage, classic
书	shū	4	book, write, document

Example Sentence with 儒家经书

许多学者一生致力于研究儒家经书，以理解其中的智慧。

Many scholars dedicate their lives to studying the Confucian classics to understand their inherent wisdom.

Origin and Story of 儒家经书

The classical works of the Confucian school in China initially comprised the 'Six Classics': the Book of Odes (Shī), the Book of History (Shū), the Book of Rites (Lǐ), the Book of Music (Yuè), the Book of Changes (Yì), and the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chūnqiū).

Complementing these were the 'Three Rites': Rites of Zhou (Zhōu Lǐ), Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yí Lǐ), and the Book of Rites (Lǐ Jì).

By the Song Dynasty, this collection had expanded to become the 'Thirteen Classics,' which included the Book of Odes, the Book of History, the Book of Changes, the Rites of Zhou, the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial, the Book of Rites, Zuo Zhuan, Gongyang Zhuan, Guliang Zhuan (commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals), the Analects, the Classic of Filial Piety, Er Ya, and Mencius.