孔府

Kǒngfǔ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Kong Family Mansion, home of the direct descendants of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong

Characters

Kong, the surname of Confucius

mansion; official residence

Examples

HSK 7-9

孔府就在孔庙旁边。

Kǒngfǔ jiù zài Kǒngmiào pángbiān.

The Kong Family Mansion is right next to the Temple of Confucius.

HSK 7-9

孔子的后代世世代代住在孔府里。

Kǒngzǐ de hòudài shìshìdàidài zhù zài Kǒngfǔ lǐ.

Generation after generation, Confucius's descendants lived in the Kong Family Mansion.

Tips

culture

With the Temple of Confucius (孔庙) and the Kong family cemetery (孔林) it makes up the 三孔 of 曲阜. The head of the family held the hereditary title 衍圣公 (Duke Yansheng) from 1055 until 1935, and the banquets held in the mansion gave a style of Shandong cooking, 孔府菜.

Stroke Order

孔 kǒng

府 fǔ