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诸子十家

zhū zǐ shí jiā

4-character word Traditional 諸子十家

What 诸子十家 means

1. various sages and ten schools of thought
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 诸子十家

• 诸zhūall; various
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 十shíten; 10
• 家jiāused in 家伙