道学

道學

dàoxué

noun #31,484

Meanings

1 Daoxue / Neo-Confucianism (Song-Ming rationalist learning)
2 the study of Daoism
3 Confucian study of ethics

Characters

study / learning

Examples

宋代道学又称理学。

Sòng dài dàoxué yòu chēng lǐxué.

Song dynasty Daoxue is also called Lixue (rationalism).

他对道学很有研究。

Tā duì dàoxué hěn yǒu yánjiū.

He has studied Neo-Confucian philosophy in depth.

Tips

culture

In academic Chinese, 道学 most often refers to 宋明理学 — the Song-Ming Neo-Confucian movement of 周敦颐, 程颢/程颐, 朱熹, dominant until the end of the imperial era. Can also just mean 'study of the Dao'.

Stroke Order

道 dào

学 xué