诗经 Traditional form: 詩經 Pinyin (reading): Shījīng Definitions: Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經/五经 ( Wǔjīng) Characters: 诗 - poetry; poem, verse, ode 经 - the classics; to experience, to undergo Traditional characters: 詩 - poetry; poem, verse, ode 經 - the classics; to experience, to undergo