The Three-Charactor Scripture

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十干者，甲至癸。

十个天干，是从‘甲’开始，一直到‘癸’结束。

十干（天干）总共有十个，它们的顺序就是甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚、辛、壬、癸，一个接一个，从第一个甲到最后一个癸。十干构成了一个基本的循环系统，是古人认识世界、记录时间的重要工具之一

十二支，子至亥。

十二个地支，就是从‘子’开始，一直排到‘亥’结束。

十二支（地支）总共有十二个，它们的顺序就是子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥，一个接一个，从第一个子到最后一个亥。十二支构成了另一个基本的循环系统。天干和地支常常配合使用（如甲子、乙丑等），形成了干支纪年法，是古人记录时间、推算历法的重要方法。

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Introduction to *The Three-Character Classic*:

1. *The Three-Character Classic* is one of the traditional Chinese primers for children. Together with *The Hundred Family Surnames* and *The Thousand Character Classic*, it is collectively known as the “Three Hundred and Thousand,” and is hailed as a “microcosm of Chinese culture” and the “crown of children’s education.”

2. The mainstream view attributes the authorship of the *Three-Character Classic* to Wang Yinglin, with subsequent additions by Zhang Taiyan, He Xingsi, and others, expanding its content to cover the history of the Yuan, Ming, Qing, and Republican eras.

3. The full text of the *Three-Character Classic* consists of approximately 1,140 characters, written in a rhyming verse format with three-character lines grouped in sets of four. Its content is divided into six sections: education, ethics and morality, history, culture, and classical texts; natural and humanistic knowledge; attitudes and methods toward learning; and ultimate values.

4. The explanations of the *Three-Character Classic* in this tool are sourced from the internet; please report any errors to us.