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六藝

简六艺 · 繁六藝

Mandarin · pinyin Liù Yì

the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮 lǐ (禮儀 lǐ yí), music 樂 yuě (音樂 yīn yuè), archery 射 shè (射箭 shè jiàn), charioteering 御 yù (駕車 jià chē), calligraphy or literacy 書 shū (識字 shí zì), mathematics or reckoning 數 shù (計算 jì suàn)
another name for the Six Classics 六經 Liù jīng

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六: liù · number six
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艺: yì · art; talent, ability; craft

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(archaic) the Six Arts which form the basis of education in ancient Chinese culture, namely rites 禮／礼 (lǐ), music 樂／乐 (yuè), archery 射 (shè), charioteering 御 (yù), calligraphy 書／书 (shū) and mathematics 數／数 (shù)
(archaic) the Six Classics 六經／六经 (liùjīng)
(archaic) the Six Styles of Calligraphy initiated during the reign of Wang Mang, founder of the Xin dynasty, namely pre-Qin script 古文 (gǔwén), non-traditional script 奇字 (qízì), seal script 篆書／篆书 (zhuànshū), clerical script 左書／左书 (zuǒshū), stamping script 繆篆／缪篆 (móuzhuàn, miùzhuàn) and bird-worm seal script 鳥蟲書／鸟虫书 (niǎochóngshū)

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