Keyword
scholar
- Confucian scholar
- Frequency
- #2369
- Strokes
- 16
Readings
rú
Mnemonic
亻 (person) gives the meaning and 需 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
儒家
Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (Kǒngzǐ) (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (Mèngzǐ) (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
儒学
Confucianism
儒
scholar; Confucian
侏儒
person with dwarfism; dwarf
儒教
Confucianism
儒雅
scholarly; refined; cultured; courteous
儒生
Confucian scholar (old)
犬儒
cynic
犬儒主义
cynicism
焚书坑儒
to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇 (QínShǐhuáng))
儒者
Confucian scholar
儒士
a Confucian scholar
儒林外史
The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吴敬梓 (WúJìngzǐ)
儒艮
dugong
侏儒症
dwarfism
宿儒
experienced scholar; old expert in the field
宏儒
learned scholar