诸子百家

Traditional form:

諸子百家

Pinyin (reading):

zhūzǐbǎijiā

Definitions:

• the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)

Characters:

• 诸 - all, many, various; surname
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
• 家 - house, home, residence; family

Traditional characters:

• 諸 - all, many, various; surname
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
• 家 - house, home, residence; family