理学家

理學家

lǐxuéjiā

noun

Measure Word

一位理学家 wèi

Meanings

1 a Neo-Confucian scholar (specifically of the rationalist 理学 school)

Characters

principle; reason

study; school of thought

expert; specialist

Examples

朱熹是宋代最著名的理学家之一。

Zhū Xī shì Sòngdài zuì zhùmíng de lǐxuéjiā zhī yī.

Zhu Xi is one of the most famous Neo-Confucian scholars of the Song dynasty.

理学家强调"存天理，灭人欲"。

Lǐxuéjiā qiángdiào "cún tiānlǐ, miè rényù".

Neo-Confucians emphasized 'preserve heavenly principle, extinguish human desire'.

Tips

history

Refers specifically to scholars of 程朱理学 — the Cheng-Zhu rationalist school led by 二程 (Cheng Hao 程颢 and Cheng Yi 程颐) and synthesized by 朱熹 (Zhu Xi). Their commentaries on the Four Books became state orthodoxy and the basis of imperial exams from the Yuan to the Qing.

Stroke Order

理 lǐ

学 xué

家 jiā