诸子 zhū zǐ

various sages

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. various sages
  2. 2. refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism represented by Confucius kǒng zǐ and Mencius mèng zǐ, Daoism dào by Laozi lǎo zǐ and Zhuangzi zhuāng zǐ, Mohism by Mozi mò zǐ, Legalism by Sunzi sūn zǐ and Han Feizi hán fēi zǐ, and numerous others

Characters

Character Meaning
all; various; surname Zhu
(noun suffix); son; child