谶纬主要流行于两汉之际。所谓谶,“验也,从言”(《说文解字》),即是某种有待应验的预言、隐语;而纬是相对于经而言的,衍生成补充儒学经典的意思,经书《诗》、《书》、《礼》、《易》、《乐》、《春秋》和《孝经》均有纬,号称“七纬”。谶来自于天命所托,又叫“符命”、“谶记”等等;纬则假借神化了的孔子名义。大致说来,谶纬就是根据某些神秘 Wei latitude is mainly popular in the Han Dynasty occasion. The so-called 谶, “test also, from the words ” (“Shuowen Jiezi”), that is, some predictable to be fulfilled, metaphor; and latitude is relative to the words, derive into the meaning of supplementing the Confucian classics, The book “Poetry”, “book”, “ceremony”, “easy”, “music”, “Spring and Autumn” and “filial piety” have weft, known as “seven weft ”.谶 from God entrusted, also known as “Fu life ”, “谶 mind ” and so on; weft is based on the deification of the name of Confucius. Basically, latitude is based on some mystery