诸子

Traditional form:

諸子

Pinyin (reading):

zhūzǐ

Definitions:

• various sages
• refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 (rú) represented by Confucius 孔子 ( Kǒngzǐ) and Mencius 孟子 ( Mèngzǐ), Daoism 道 (dào) by Laozi 老子 ( Lǎozǐ) and Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ), Mohism 墨 (mò) by Mozi 墨子 ( Mòzǐ), Legalism 法 (fǎ) by Sunzi 孫子／孙子 ( Sūnzǐ) and Han Feizi 韓非子／韩非子 ( Hán Fēizǐ), and numerous others

Characters:

• 诸 - all, many, various; surname
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Traditional characters:

• 諸 - all, many, various; surname
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing