孟子 mèng zǐ

Mencius; book of his sayings

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 78019th word

Definitions

  1. 1. Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius
  2. 2. book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism

Characters

Character Meaning
孟 mèng
surname Meng; eldest amongst brothers
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child