Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 3 entries. sìshū 四书 Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子 sìshū 四書 Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子 sīshú 私塾 private school (in former times)