Chinese : Qian zi wen

Chinese

<p style='text-align: justify;'>A text for primary education which consists of one thousand unique characters grouped into 250 lines with four characters each. Said to have been composed in the 6th century CE, earliest extant copies date from the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE), but original author or authors unknown. Used in primary education throughout East Asia up to the twentieth century, memorized by pupils. This version includes a full rendering of the One Hundred Surnames. Possibly carved in 1813 - Jiaqing era 癸酉 cycle year is listed.</p>

of


Want to know more?

Under the 'More' menu you can find metadata about the item, any transcription and translation we have of the text and find out about downloading or sharing this image.

No Contents List Available
  1. Item Metadata
No Metadata Available
  1. Transcription (diplomatic)
  1. Transcription (normalised)
  1. Translation
  1. Similar items

Share

If you want to share this page with others you can send them a link to this individual page:
Alternatively please share this page on social media