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诸子

zhū zǐ

2-character word Traditional 諸子

What 诸子 means

1. various sages
2. refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism {儒|rú} represented by Confucius {孔子|Kǒng zǐ} and Mencius {孟子|Mèng zǐ}, Daoism {道|dào} by Laozi {老子|Lǎo zǐ} and Zhuangzi {庄子|Zhuāng zǐ}, Mohism {墨|mò} by Mozi {墨子|Mò zǐ}, Legalism {法|fǎ} by Sunzi {孙子|Sūn zǐ} and Han Feizi {韩非子|Hán Fēi zǐ}, and numerous others

The characters in 诸子

• 诸zhūall; various
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Words starting with 诸子

• 诸子十家zhū zǐ shí jiāvarious sages and ten schools of thought; refers to the classical schools of thought…
• 诸子百家zhū zǐ bǎi jiāthe Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during…

Sounds the same

Read zhū zǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

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