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六艺

liù yì

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Definitions

  1. 1. the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[lǐ] (禮儀|礼仪[lǐ yí]), music 樂|乐[yuě] (音樂|音乐[yīn yuè]), archery 射[shè] (射箭[shè jiàn]), charioteering 御[yù] (駕車|驾车[jià chē]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shū] (識字|识字[shí zì]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shù] (計算|计算[jì suàn])
  2. 2. another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[liù jīng]

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