ðə tˈɜːm bɪkˌeɪm jˈuːzd ɪn kˈɑːntɹæst wɪð "kˈɜːɹənt skɹˈɪpt klˈæsɪks" tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, wˌɪtʃ ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv tˈɛksts ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪnðɪ ɔːɹθˈɑːɡɹəfi kˈɜːɹəntli ɪn jˈuːs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə hˈæn dˈaɪnɐsti.
The term became used in contrast with "Current Script Classics" (今文經), which indicated a group of texts written in the orthography currently in use during the Han dynasty.