Sokpong Cheyaek
One Thousand Character Classic (Kr. Cheonjamun, Ch. Qianziwen) is written by Zhou Xingsi from the Liang Dynasty in China. It comprises a total of one thousand characters,
consisting of 250 phrases each containing tetra-syllabic verses, starting with “Tian Di Xuan Huang” and ending with “Yan Zai Hu Ye.” e exact year in which the book was
introduced to Korea is unknown, but some records indicate that it was later passed on to Japan by Wangin, a scholar of Baekje; a historical Kingdom in the Korean peninsula. In Korea, the book has long been used as a beginner’s book for children to learn Chinese characters with the Korean pronunciation and the meaning marked under each character.
Source: Yi, K., Pong, S., Ch'oe, Y., Ch'a, M., Ch'oe, C., Chŏng, U., . . . Mulroy, K. (n.d.). Miguk K'ŭlleŏmont'ŭ Taehak Tosŏgwan sojang Maekk'omik K'ŏlleksyŏn Han'guk munhwajae = Frederick McCormick Collection of the Special Collections in the Claremont Colleges Library.
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