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经学

經學
jīngxué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 study of the Confucian classics
  2. 2 Classical Studies

Examples

HSK 6
清代经学家成就很高。
Qīng dài jīngxué jiā chéngjiù hěn gāo.
Qing dynasty classical scholars made very high achievements.
HSK 7-9
他一生专研经学。
Tā yìshēng zhuān yán jīngxué.
He spent his life specializing in the study of the Confucian classics.
HSK 7-9
汉代经学分为今文学派和古文学派。
Hàn dài jīngxué fēnwéi jīn wénxué pài hé gǔwén xuépài.
Han-era Classical Studies split into the New Text and Old Text schools.

Tips

history
From the Han dynasty onward, the study of 五经 / 十三经 - the Confucian canon - was the intellectual backbone of imperial China. Knowing the classics was the path to office; differences over which version of a text was authoritative (今文 vs 古文) defined whole schools.

Stroke Order

经 jīng
学 xué