王阳明

王陽明

WángYángmíng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher

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Examples

王阳明提出了"知行合一"的思想。

Wángyángmíng tíchū le " zhīxíng héyī " de sīxiǎng.

Wang Yangming put forward the idea of 'unity of knowledge and action'.

他最近在读一本关于王阳明的传记。

Tā zuìjìn zàidú yìběn guānyú Wángyángmíng de zhuànjì.

He's been reading a biography of Wang Yangming lately.

In Pop Culture

心学 xīnxué

School of Mind

The Neo-Confucian philosophical school founded by Wang Yangming. Its central doctrines — 致良知 (extending innate moral knowledge) and 知行合一 (unity of knowledge and action) — broke with Zhu Xi orthodoxy and deeply influenced later East Asian thought, including Meiji-era Japan.

Stroke Order

王 wáng

阳 yáng

明 míng