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古文

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gǔ wén

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Definitions

  1. 1. the Classics
  2. 2. Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
  3. 3. Classical Chinese as a school subject

Words Containing 古文

今古文
jīn gǔ wén

Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经[liù jīng]

古文字学
gǔ wén zì xué

paleography

古文明
gǔ wén míng

ancient civilization

古文观止
gǔ wén guān zhǐ

Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty

古文运动
gǔ wén yùn dòng

cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song

Child Words of 古文

古
gǔ

ancient

文
wén

language

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