beginner; beginning student

Chuxueji (Records for Early Learning), an encyclopedic reference book in 30 volumes compiled by Xu Jian and others during the Tang Dynasty; it is considered one of the Four Great Leishu of the Tang along with the [[艺文类聚|藝文類聚|yi4 wen2 lei4 ju4]], [[北堂书钞|北堂書鈔|bei3 tang2 shu1 chao1]], and [[白氏六帖|白氏六帖|bai2 shi4 liu4 tie4]].