学而

學而
Xué'ér
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Xue'er, Book 1 of the Analects

Examples

HSK 7-9
《 Xué'ér 》 shì 《 Lúnyǔ 》 de dìyī piān, kāitóu jiùshì " xué ér shí xí zhī ".
Xue'er is the first book of the Analects, and it opens with 'to learn, and to practice it in due time'.

Tips

history
Books of the Analects are named after their opening words, not their subject. Book 1 begins 子曰:学而时习之,不亦说乎 'The Master said: to learn, and to practice it in due time, is that not a pleasure?', so it is called 学而, 'to learn, and'. Book 2, 为政, is named the same way. The book gathers sayings on learning, family duty and friendship.

Stroke Order

学 xué
而 ér