儒 (rú) - Confucian scholar & learned person

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儒 · rú

Confucian scholar;

learned person;

Confucianism;

pertaining to the teachings of Confucius.

Confucian scholarlearned personConfucianism

Usage highlights

Confucian scholarConfucianismConfucian teachingsConfucian schoolRefined scholarPetty Confucian

Synonyms

  • 士— scholar; gentleman
  • 学者— scholar; academic

Antonyms

  • 法家— Legalist school (opposing philosophical school)
  • 兵— soldier; military (contrast with scholarly)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He is a Confucian scholar (儒生).
  • Confucian philosophy (儒家思想) has deeply influenced East Asia.
  • The gentleman in Confucian terms is a junzi (君子).
  • She studies Confucian classics (儒学).

Collocations

  • Confucian scholar(儒生)
  • Confucianism(儒家)
  • Confucian teachings(儒教)
  • Confucian school(儒学)
  • Refined scholar(儒雅)
  • Petty Confucian(腐儒)

Idioms

  • A pedant who knows nothing about practical matters(迂儒)
  • Name of a Confucian(儒林外史 - The Scholars)
  • Elegant and refined(温文儒雅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Central to Confucianism, one of the major philosophical systems in Chinese history.
  • Traditionally, ru (儒) were scholars specializing in the Six Arts and Confucian classics.
  • Confucian values such as benevolence, righteousness, and filial piety are encapsulated in this term.

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