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六家

liù jiādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Sī mǎ Tán] (儒家[Rú jiā], 道家[Dào jiā], 陰陽|阴阳[yīn yáng], 法家[Fǎ jiā], 名家[Míng jiā], and 墨家[Mò jiā])
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

六家 六家 [liu4 jia1] /Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1])/

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  • 六
    liù

    six / 6

    lù

    used in place names

  • 家
    jiā

    used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]

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