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: Confucian classics that were reconstructed from surviving copies and scraps. The ''[[Gongyang Zhuan]]'' and ''[[Guliang Zhuan]]'' commentaries and the ''[[Classic of Rites]]'' are among these.

; Ancient Script Texts

: These alternate versions of the classics{{Citation neededwhich|reason=which classics?|date=August 2023}} were found after the Current Script Classics were compiled. Some came from the Confucian family manor while others were found in the imperial archives or in private collections. The ''[[Rites of Zhou]]'' and the ''[[Zuo Zhuan]]'' commentary are Ancient Script texts.

; Forged texts in Ancient Script

: This concerns primarily the rediscovered version of ''[[HigherClassic Writingsof History|Venerated Documents]]'' (尚書). During the [[Jin dynasty (266–420)|Jin dynasty]], [[Mei Ze]], a minor official pretended to have discovered a preface by [[Kong Anguo]] and 18 texts (divided into 25 sections) that were known to have existed during the Han dynasty written in Ancient Script, but had long been lost. Suspicions emerged during the [[Song dynasty]] but it was not proven until [[Yan Ruoju]] circulated his thesis in the [[Qing dynasty]]. Recent archaeological recoveries of manuscripts produced around 350 BCE confirmed the late nature of these 18 texts. [[Huangfu Mi]], [[Wang Su (Cao Wei)|Wang Su]], or Mei Ze himself are suspected as the forgers.

; Received Texts

: This term indicates any texts that have been transmitted, overall continuously, from ancient times to the present. This group includes the ''[[I Ching|Changes]]'' and ''[[Classic of Poetry|Poetry]]'', the Current Script version of the ''Yili'', a combined version of the ''Analects'', and the Current Script version of ''History'' with the 25 forged chapters.