three-character Sutra

 three-character Sutra

About the three-character Sutra

The full text of the Three-Character Classic consists of 1476 characters. "Three-character Classic" is a traditional Chinese children's enlightenment reading material, which is very popular. In ancient times, children learned to read by reciting the three-Character Classic. "Three-character Classic" with simple and popular vernacular to tell the eternal philosophy, popular and widely spread; Not limited by the text, he uses popular words to combine the knowledge of various parts such as the classics and history subset, and the whole text is full of optimism. Before the "Three-character Classic" appeared, the private school reading are four characters, "Three-character classic" is in the form of three words, easy to read, more in line with the characteristics of children's songs, the Ming Dynasty Zhao Nanxing called it "short and easy to read, especially easy to open", so it is the first book for private school. In ancient times, the Three-Character Classic was called the "small chain review", which can run through scattered knowledge, so that the encyclopedic knowledge accumulated by reading can be incorporated into a clear knowledge system. "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family names" and "Thousand character text" are called the three enlightening books of Chinese national studies.

The author of the three-character classic
The date of the writing of the Three-Character Classic and the author's history differ, but most scholars tend to favor Wang Yinglin (1223-1296), styled Bohou, known as Shenning Jusshi, also known as Houzhai, born in Yinxian County, Qingyuanfu (now Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province) of the Song Dynasty. The famous scholar, educator and politician of Southern Song Dynasty. He learned from Zhu Xi, dabbled in classics, history, astronomy and geography, was familiar with the system of anecdotes, and was good at textual research. After the collapse of the Southern Song Dynasty, he lived in seclusion in his hometown, closed his door to visitors, and wrote books.

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ren zh Zh Zh ch xing b is n shan xing xi ana ng jin xi ana ng. Ren Zh Zh ch xing B is n shan xing xi ana ng jin xi ana ng
At the beginning of human nature, the good nature is close to each other
When born, are good, but because of the growth process, the acquired learning environment is not the same, temperament also has the difference between good and bad.
g lacyanu bu jiao xing n pboc i qi ana n jiao zh? dao gui y Li zhu ana n
If you do not teach sex is the way to teach
If we are not educated well from a young age, the good nature will become bad. In order to keep people from being bad, the most important way is to concentrate on educating children.
x Desm meng m uniformity ze lin ch Uniformity z li bu xue duan j Desm zhu
In the past, Mencius mother chose her neighbors and did not learn to break the rules
During the Warring States Period, Mencius' mother moved three times in order to provide a good environment for Mencius to study. Once Mencius skipped school, his mother cut the cloth of the loom to teach her son.
dou y la n sh la n y la u yi f la ng ji la o w la z li ming ju yang
Dou Yanshan has the righteousness to teach five son name all Yang
In the Five Dynasties, Dou Yujun, a native of Yanshan, taught his sons very well. All his five sons were very successful and famous in the imperial examinations.
y ny ng bu jiao fu zh? guo jiao bu yan sh? zh? duo
Keep not teach the father too teach not strict teacher lazy
It is a father's fault to feed and clothe his children without a proper education. Just education, but not strict requirements is the lazy teacher.
z let bu xue f i su lacyi you bu xue l me o he wei
Children do not learn not to learn the old
It is very wrong for a child not to study hard. If a person does not study hard when he is young, when he is old, he does not understand the truth of life and has no knowledge, what use can he be?
yu bu zhuo bu cheng qi ren bu xue bu zh? yi
A rough rough makes a rough rough rough
Jade is not polished carving, will not become a beautiful object; If people do not learn, they do not know etiquette, can not become.
wei ren z aisha f ng shao shi q? n sh? y lacyanu xi l aisha
When the son of man is young, he learns manners from his friends and teachers
Children should be close to teachers and friends when they are young, in order to learn from them a lot of etiquette and knowledge of how to deal with people.
xi ana ng ji set ling neng w r n xi xiao yu q M n su lacedd ana ng zhi
Fragrant nine ling can warm xi filial piety in the family
Huang Xiang, a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty, knew how to honor his father and warm his bed for him when he was nine years old. This is what everyone who is filial to their parents should practice and emulate.
rong si sui neng rang li di yu zh ng yi xi na zh
Melt four years old can let pear brother Yu Changyi prophet
When Kong Rong was four years old in the Han Dynasty, he knew that he would give the big pear to his brother. This kind of respect and love for his brother is something that everyone should know from a young age.
sh lacyanu xiao ti ci jian wen zh Desm lacyanu shu shi m lacyanu wen
The first filial piety is to see, hear and understand a certain number and a certain language
One must first learn the principles of filial piety to parents and brotherly love, and then learn the knowledge of seeing and hearing. And to know basic arithmetic and advanced mathematics, as well as to know words and read literature.
y? er shi shi er b? i? er qi ana? n qi ana? n er wan
One and ten and a hundred and a thousand and a million
Our country uses decimal arithmetic: one to ten are the basic numbers, then ten tens are one hundred, ten hundred are one thousand, ten thousand are ten thousand... It keeps changing.
s ana cai zh � ti ana di ren s ana gu ana ng zh � ri yue x � ng
Three talents of heaven, earth and three light of the sun, moon and star
You should also know some common sense of daily life, such as what is "three talents"? Sancai refers to the three aspects of heaven, earth and man. What is "three lights"? The three lights are the sun, moon and stars.
s g g ng zh zh j J chen yi fu z? n f fu shun
The three principles of the king, the minister, the husband and the son
What are the "Three Principles"? The three principles are the three codes of conduct that should be observed in the relationship between people, that is, the words and deeds of Kings and ministers should be reasonable, the love between parents and children, and the smooth coexistence between husband and wife.
yu yu ch (n xia) Yu Yu qi (d mother ng c) let go si shi yun bu qiong
Said spring, summer, autumn and winter these four times are not poor
Let us look at the surrounding environment, spring, summer, autumn and winter are called the four seasons. These four seasons are constantly changing, spring to summer, autumn to winter, and the cycle will never stop.
yu yu nan b is i yu Yu x? d mother ng c li si f mother ng ying h? zh mother ng
Said north and south said west east this quartet should be in the middle
Speaking of east, South, west and north, this is called the "four sides", which refers to the position in all directions. These four directions must have a central position corresponding to each other in order to determine each direction.
yu Yu shu Li hu shot mu j? n t set c go w Set hang b � n h dangershu
The five elements of water, fire, wood, gold and earth are based on number
As for the "five elements", they are metal, wood, water, fire and earth. This is an abstract concept used in ancient China to refer to various things in the universe, based on the five numbers and combinations of one, two, three, four and five.
Shi g ā n useful ě ji m: zhi gu ǐ shi er useful and z ǐ zhi hai
Ten dry a to decui twelve branches to Hai
"Ten Gan" refers to A, B, C, D, E, hexi, heptyxin, Ren, GUI, also known as "heaven Gan"; "Twelve branches" refers to Zi, Chou, Yin, MAO, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, you, Xu, Hai, also known as "earth branches", which is the mark of ancient time.
yu yu huang dao ri su Mandarin chan yu chi dao d ana ng zh ana ng quan
The ecliptic sun 躔 the middle power of the equator
The earth moves around the sun, which in turn moves around the center of the galaxy. The orbit of the sun is called the ecliptic, and in the center of the Earth there is a large imaginary circle perpendicular to the Earth's axis, which is the equator.
Chi dao xia ji w ǒ w ē n nu m: n useful not ng hua zai-shallow pits not ng d b ě I
Under the equator warm pole I China in the northeast
In the equatorial region, the temperature is the highest, the climate is particularly hot, from the equator to the north and south, the temperature gradually becomes lower. Our country is located on the northeast side of the earth.
han yu j (n shu) lu g (g) i you g (g) yuan zu Chinese da h (g)
Cold 燠 frost and dew change right plateau left sea
China's hot and cold evenly, frost and dew will change with the season, the right is the plateau, the left is the sea.
yu yu ji ha ng he yu Yu huai ji c let go si du shu let go zh? ji
Said rivers said Huai this four blasphemous water discipline
China is a country with vast territory and abundant resources. The Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Huai River and the Jishui, which flow directly into the sea, are the four representative rivers of China.
yu dai hua h ha o heng heng c ha w yue sh ha n zh h ming
Taihua Artemisia Heng Heng this five mountain name
China's five famous mountains, called the "five mountains", namely the eastern mountain Taishan, the western mountain Huashan, the middle mountain Hao, the southern mountain Hengshan, the North mountain Hengshan, these five mountains are the representative of China's mountains.
g Battery ji battery zh ZH Zh u j? ng battery i zhi ch ng xing sh � ng s? n shi w battery
The ancient Kyushu is now called thirty-five provinces
State: Name of an ancient administrative unit. System: system, there is a certain scale, law. Province: administrative region, referred to as province.
yu shi nong yu Shi Shi nong c li si min guo zh? trang
Said farmers said industry and commerce this four people of the good
China is the country with the largest population in the world. Intellectuals, farmers, workers and businessmen are the indispensable pillars of the state, known as the four people, which is an important part of society.
yu Yu ren yi l go zhi xin c go w set chang bu rong w x n
Said benevolence, righteousness, rites, wisdom and faith these five constants are not in chaos
If all people can take the five unchanging laws of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith as the standard of life, the society will be peaceful forever, so everyone should abide by them and not neglect them.
di su lacrish ng y lacriu c c lacrizhi wu bian shu lacrilu
The plant grows on both land and water
Besides man, there are flowers and trees on the earth. These are plants, which are found everywhere on land and in water.
Y ǒ u chong yu c ǐ y ǒ u ni m: o shou dong wu neng f ē I z ǒ u
There are insects, fish, birds and animals that can fly away
Worms, fish, birds, and beasts are animals. Some of these animals can fly in the sky, some can walk on land, and some can swim in water.
dao trang sh use mai sh set ji c go tru g Set ren su Mandarin
The six grains of rice, beans, wheat, millet and millet are eaten by people
Some of the staple foods in human life come from plants, such as rice, wheat, beans, corn and sorghum, which are important foods in our daily life.
m ni niu yang j M qu Ni ne sh li c li tru chu ren su laci
Horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, dogs and pigs are bred by humans
Among the animals are horses, cows, sheep, chickens, dogs and pigs, which are called the six animals. These animals, like Rogu, were originally wild. After being gradually domesticated, it became a necessity of human daily life.
yu x Li nu yu yu Yu Yu i ju ai wu yu q? qing ju
Anger, sorrow, fear, love, and evil desires
Happiness is called joy, anger is called sorrow, fear is called fear, love in the heart is called love, hate is called evil, lust in the heart is called desire, and together are called seven emotions. These are the seven feelings you are born with.
q? ng chi huang ji h i bai c go w set se mu su lacrima
Blue, red, yellow and black and white
Cyan, yellow, red, black and white, these are the five traditional colors of ancient China, which can be recognized by human eyes.
su ha n k set g ha n ji x? n xian c go w Set wei k shot u su shot han
Sour, bitter, sweet and salty taste of the mouth
In the food we usually eat, the almighty can distinguish with the mouth, there are sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, these five tastes.
sh ji n ji o xi Ji ng x? ng xi set c go w Set xiu bi su shot xiu
The smell of mutton and smell of this five smelly nose
Our noses can detect the smell of things, and there are five main smells, namely, the smell of mutton, burning, sweet, fishy and rotten.
pao t uniformity ge mu shi j m m n y Uniformity s m m zhu n i b M y m n
Bottle-gourd clay leather wood stone gold and silk bamboo are eight sounds
Chinese ancient people made Musical Instruments with eight kinds of materials, namely, gourd, clay, leather, wood, stone, metal, string, and bamboo, called "musical eight".
yu ping sh yu qu ru c li si sh ping ng yi tiao xie
The day is flat, the day goes into these four sounds should be coordinated
Our ancestors divided the tones of speech sounds into four types: flat, up, out, and in. The use of the four tones must be harmonious, and the sound can make people comfortable.
g o z ng z uniformity fu er sh sh n sh n er z s x n
The great-great-grandparents are the same as the children
Great-grandfather begets great-grandfather, great-grandfather begets grandfather, grandfather begets father, father begets me, I begets son, son begets grandson.
zi z go s? n zhi xuan z? n i ji Ni zu ren zh? lun
From descendants to Xuanzeng