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今文经学

jīn wén jīng xuédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-508406b4be3a7893. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

今文經學 今文经学 [jin1 wen2 jing1 xue2] /Former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars/

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Other forms in these source records: 今文經學

  • 今
    jīn

    now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)

  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 经
    jīng

    classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jīng jì]

    Jīng

    surname Jing

  • 学
    xué

    to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.