(literary) student in a local government school during the imperial examination era

(literary) an imperial university in the capital during ancient times; also referred to as a college for the elderly in high antiquity

(literary) to pass the first-grade imperial civil service examination and become a candidate for higher degrees

Song Dynasty official and scholar who, along with his brother Song Qi, was known as one of the Two Songs

(literary) Ancient term for government-run local schools; also used more broadly as a general term for schools. In ancient times, [[序|序|xu4]] referred to schools in the Yin Dynasty and [[庠|庠|xiang2]] to those in the Zhou Dynasty.

(literary) A county school in imperial China; also refers to the graduates of such a school.

(literary) A prefectural government school in ancient China.