书经

Traditional form:

書經

Pinyin (reading):

Shūjīng

Definitions:

• the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經／五经 ( Wǔjīng), a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經／尚书经 ( Shàngshūjīng), 尚書／尚书 ( Shàngshū), 書／书 ( Shū)

Characters:

• 书 - book, letter, document; writing
• 经 - the classics; to experience, to undergo

Traditional characters:

• 書 - book, letter, document; writing
• 經 - the classics; to experience, to undergo