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诸子十家

zhū zǐ shí jiādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
various sages and ten schools of thought / 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 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ], Mohism 墨[mò] by Mozi 墨子[Mò zǐ], Legalism 法[fǎ] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sūn zǐ] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Hán Fēi zǐ], and numerous others
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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:

諸子十家 诸子十家 [zhu1 zi3 shi2 jia1] /various sages and ten schools of thought/refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others/

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Other forms in these source records: 諸子十家

  • 诸
    zhū

    all / various

    Zhū

    surname Zhu

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

  • 十
    shí

    ten / 10

  • 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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