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朱熹

Zhū Xī
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhu Xi (1130-1200), Southern Song philosopher, founder of Neo-Confucianism and the single most influential Confucian thinker after Confucius himself

Examples

HSK 7-9
朱熹是宋代理学的集大成者。
Zhū Xī shì Sòngdài lǐxué de jídàchéngzhě.
Zhu Xi was the great synthesizer of Song-dynasty Neo-Confucianism.
HSK 7-9
朱熹注解的《四书》是后世科举的标准。
Zhū Xī zhùjiě de 《 Sìshū 》 shì hòushì kējǔ de biāozhǔn.
Zhu Xi's commentaries on the Four Books became the standard for later imperial exams.

Tips

history
Zhu Xi systematized the Four Books 四书 - 《论语》，《孟子》，《大学》，《中庸》 - as the core Confucian canon. From 1313 until 1905 his commentaries were required reading for the imperial civil service exam 科举, shaping Chinese (and Korean and Japanese) elite thought for six centuries.
culture
Also known as 朱子 (Master Zhu). His central concepts 理 (principle) and 气 (material force) remain core philosophical vocabulary.

Stroke Order

朱 zhū
熹 xī