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韩非

韓非
HánFēi
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 Han Fei (c. 280-233 BC), Legalist philosopher of the Warring States period

Examples

韩非是法家的代表人物。
Hán Fēi shì Fǎjiā de dàibiǎo rénwù.
Han Fei is a representative figure of the Legalist school.
他的思想深受韩非影响。
Tā de sīxiǎng shēn shòu Hán Fēi yǐngxiǎng.
His thinking was deeply influenced by Han Fei.

Tips

history
A Han prince who stuttered, Han Fei synthesized earlier Legalist thought into the system that Qin Shi Huang used to unify China. His former classmate Li Si engineered his death by poison in prison.

In Pop Culture

韩非子 Hán Fēizǐ
Han Feizi (the text)
The collected writings of Han Fei, 55 chapters arguing that rulers should govern through law, technique, and raw power rather than Confucian virtue.

Stroke Order

韩 Hán
非 fēi