诸子

諸子

zhūzǐ

noun

Meanings

1 the various masters, the philosophers of the pre-Qin and early Han periods
2 the writings of these philosophers

Characters

master (honorific for a thinker)

Examples

HSK 6

读诸子的书，可以了解战国时期人们怎样看待社会。

Dú zhūzǐ de shū, kěyǐ liǎojiě Zhànguó shíqī rénmen zěnyàng kàndài shèhuì.

Reading the works of the masters shows how people in the Warring States period saw society.

HSK 7-9

诸子各有各的主张，经常互相辩论。

Zhūzǐ gè yǒu gè de zhǔzhāng, jīngcháng hùxiāng biànlùn.

The various masters each had their own ideas and often argued with one another.

Tips

culture

诸子 are the thinkers behind 诸子百家 (the Hundred Schools of Thought): 孔子, 孟子, 墨子, 荀子, 韩非子 and many more. Their names share the honorific 子 ("master"), which is where the word comes from.

Stroke Order

诸 zhū

子 zǐ