诸 子

zhū zǐdictionary entry

various sages / 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

Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-8c76388661db4f6b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

諸子 诸子 [zhu1 zi3] /various sages/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/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 諸子

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"

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.