Thirty-Six Stratagems

Thirty-Six Stratagems
AuthorWang Jingze (Chinese: 王敬則; pinyin: Wáng Jìngzé)
LanguageChinese
Subjectmilitary strategy
Publication date
6th century
Publication placeChina
Thirty-Six Stratagems
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese三十六計
Simplified Chinese三十六计
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabettam thập lục kế
ba mươi sáu kế
Chữ Hán三十六計
Chữ Nôm𠀧𨒒𦒹計
Korean name
Hangul삼십육계
Hanja三十六計
Japanese name
Kanji兵法三十六計
Hiraganaへいほうさんじゅうろっけい

The Thirty-Six Stratagems is a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and civil interaction.

Its focus on the use of cunning and deception both on the battlefield and in court have drawn comparisons to Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Zhang Yingyu's The Book of Swindles, a late-Ming-dynasty work that focuses on the realms of commerce and civil society, shares some thematic similarities.[1]

Unless otherwise specified, Chinese texts in this article are written in "Traditional Chinese, pinyin" format.

  1. ^ "Search Results | book of swindles | Columbia University Press".

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