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| Confucian Classics | ||
|---|---|---|
| 易經 (周易) | Yijing (Zhouyi) | "The Book of Changes" |
| 尚書 (書經) | Shangshu (Shujing) | "The Book of Dokuments" |
| 詩經 (毛詩) | Shijing (Maoshi) | "The Book of Songs" |
| 周禮 | Zhouli | "Rites of the Zhou" |
| 儀禮 | Yili | "Rites and Ceremonies" |
| 禮記 | Liji | "Records of Rites" |
| 春秋左傳 | Chunqiu-Zuozhuan | "The Spring and Autumn Annals" and Zuo's Commentary |
| 孝經 | Xiaojing | "The Book of Filial Piety" |
| 孟子 | Mengzi | "Master Meng" |
| 論語 | Lunyu | "The Confucian Analects" |
| 中庸 | Zhongyong | "The Doctrine of the Mean" |
| 大學 | Daxue | "The Great Learning" |
| 經解 | Jingjie | Commentaries on the Classics |
| 樂 | Yue | Books on Music |
| 爾雅 | Erya | The Erya Glossary |
| 小學 | Xiaoxue | Lexicography |
| [蒙學] | [Mengxue] | [Elementary Learning] |
| Historiography and Statecraft | ||
| 正史 | Zhengshi | Official Dynastic Histories |
| 編年 | Biannian | Annals and Chronicles |
| 紀事本末 | Jishi benmo | Historical Events in their Entirety |
| 別史 | Bieshi | Alternative (Unofficial) Histories |
| 雜史 | Zashi | Histories on Miscellaneous Topics |
| 詔令奏議 | Zhaoling zouyi | Edicts and Memorials |
| 傳記 | Zhuanji | Biographies |
| 史鈔 | Shichao | Excerpts from History Books |
| 載記 | Zaiji | Regional Histories and such of Autonomous States |
| 時令 | Shiling | Edicts Concerned with the Seasons |
| 地理 | Dili | Geography |
| 職官 | Zhiguan | Books on State Offices |
| 政書 | Zhengshu | Writings on Statecraft and Administration |
| 目錄 | Mulu | Bibliographies and Catalogues |
| 史評 | Shiping | Historical Critique |
| Masters and Philosophers | ||
| 儒家 | Rujia | Confucian Books |
| 兵家 | Bingjia | Military Books |
| 法家 | Fajia | Legalist Treatises |
| 農家 | Nongjia | Agriculture and Agronomy |
| 醫家 | Yijia | Medicine and Pharmacology |
| 天文算法 | Tianwen suanfa | Astronomy and Mathematics |
| 術數 | Shushu | Divination |
| 藝術 | Yishu | Art |
| 譜錄 | Pulu | Material Culture and Nature Studies |
| 雜家 | Zajia | Books on Miscellaneous Issues |
| 類書 | Leishu | Encyclopaedias and Handbooks |
| 小說家 | Xiaoshuojia | Novellas and Stories |
| 釋家 | Shijia | Buddhist Books |
| 道家 | Daojia | Daoist Books |
| Belles-Lettres and Collections | ||
| 楚辭 | Chuci | "Poetry of the South" |
| 別集 | Bieji | Collections of Individual Writers |
| 總集 | Zongji | Anthologies and Collections |
| [叢書] | [Congshu] | [Series] |
| 詩文評 | Shiwenping | Literary Critique |
| 詞曲 | Ciqu | Songs and Arias |