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The Three Character Classic (Chinese: 三字经, 三字經), commonly known as San Zi Jing,[1] also translated as Trimetric Classic,[2] is one of the Chinese classic texts. It was probably written in the 13th century and is mainly attributed to Wang Yinglin (王應麟, 1223–1296) during the Song dynasty. It is also attributed to Ou Shizi (1234–1324). The work is not one of the traditional six Confucian classics, but rather the embodiment of Confucianism suitable for teaching young children.[3] Until the latter part of the 1800s, it served as a child's first formal education at home. The text is written in triplets of characters for easy memorization. With illiteracy common for most people at the time, the oral tradition of reciting the classic ensured its popularity and survival through the centuries.[citation needed] With the short and simple text arranged in three-character verses, children learned many common characters, grammar structures, elements of Chinese history and the basis of Confucian moral

Three Character Classic - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 13th-century Chinese literary work Three Character Classic Chinese name Traditional Chinese 三字經 Simplified Chinese 三字经 Hanyu Pinyin Sānzì Jīng Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sānzì Jīng Bopomofo ㄙㄢ   ㄗˋ   ㄐㄧㄥ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Santzyh Jing Wade–Giles San¹ Tzŭ⁴ Ching¹ Yale Romanization Sāndz̀ Jīng IPA [sán.tsɹ̩̂ tɕíŋ] Wu Romanization se zy cin Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sāamjih Gīng Jyutping Saam1zi6 Ging1 IPA [sam˥.tsi˨ k

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