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千字文

Qiān zì wéndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
Sources & editorial notes

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-eebd8faf458a6cc9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

千字文 千字文 [Qian1 zi4 wen2] /Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 千
    qiān

    thousand / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

  • 字
    zì

    letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[gè] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

  • 文
    wén

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

    Wén

    surname Wen

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.