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六經

简六经 · 繁六經

Mandarin · pinyin Liù jīng

Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經 Shī jīng, Book of History 尚書 Shàng shū, Book of Rites 儀禮 Yí lǐ, the lost Book of Music 樂經 Yuè jīng, Book of Changes 易經 Yì jīng, Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 Chūn qiū

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六: liù · number six
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经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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4–1 · Liu4 jing1

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the Six Classics

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