Three Character Classic

13th century Chinese literary work
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Three Character Classic

Summary

Three Character Classic is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Three Character Classic authored Wang Yinglin[3].
  • Three Character Classic authored Stanislas Julien[4].
  • Three Character Classic's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Three Character Classic's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[6].
  • Three Character Classic was published by Georg[7].
  • Three Character Classic's genre is non-fiction[8].
  • Three Character Classic's genre is treatise[9].
  • Three Character Classic's Commons category is recorded as Three Character Classic[10].
  • Three Character Classic's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[11].
  • Three Character Classic's language of work or name is recorded as French[12].
  • 1300 marks the founding of Three Character Classic[13].
  • Three Character Classic was released on 1873[14].
  • Three Character Classic's has edition or translation is recorded as Samjukeng Sinchoan Pekwoa Chukai[15].
  • Three Character Classic's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '三字經'}[16].
  • Three Character Classic's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'San-Tseu-King'}[17].
  • Three Character Classic's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le livre des phrases de trois mots'}[18].
  • Three Character Classic's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '人之初,性本善;性相近,習相遠。苟不教,性乃遷;教之道,貴以專。昔孟母,擇鄰處;子不學,斷機杼。竇燕山,有義方;教五子,名俱揚。養不教,父之過;教不嚴,師之惰。子不學,非所宜;幼不學,老何為?玉不琢,不成器;人不學,不知義。'}[19].
  • Three Character Classic's Wikisource index page URL is recorded as https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:San-Tseu-King_-_Traduction_Stanislas_Julien,_Georg,_Geneve,_1873.djvu[20].
  • Three Character Classic's intended public is recorded as child[21].
  • Three Character Classic's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '犬守夜,雞司晨;苟不學,曷為人?蠶吐絲,蜂釀蜜;人不學,不如物。幼而學,壯而行;上致君,下澤民。揚名聲,顯父母;光于前,裕于後。人遺子,金滿籯;我教子,惟一經。勤有功,戲無益;戒之哉,宜勉力。'}[22].
  • Three Character Classic's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Wang Yinglin[3], a historian[24], 1223–1296[25], of Song dynasty[26] and Stanislas Julien[4], a professor[27], 1797–1873[28], of France[29], awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honour[30], specialised in history[31]. Three Character Classic was published by Georg[7].

Publication

Three Character Classic was published on 1873[14]. Languages include Classical Chinese[11] and French[12]. Genres include non-fiction[8] and treatise[9].

Why It Matters

Three Character Classic has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has edition or translation Samjukeng Sinchoan Pekwoa Chukai
    Copyright status public domain
    Genre non-fiction, treatise
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