九流 jiǔ liú

low social class; the nine ancient schools

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家rú jiā, Daoists 道家dào jiā, Yin and Yang 阴阳家yīn yáng jiā, Legalists 法家fǎ jiā, Logicians 名家míng jiā, Mohists 墨家mò jiā, Diplomats 纵横家zòng héng jiā, Miscellaneous 杂家zá jiā, and Agriculturalists 农家nóng jiā

Characters

Character Meaning
九 jiǔ HSK 1
nine; 9
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift