1. various sages

2. 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 庄子 (Zhuāngzǐ), Mohism 墨 (mò) by Mozi 墨子 (Mòzǐ), Legalism 法 (fǎ) by Sunzi 孙子 (Sūnzǐ) and Han Feizi 韩非子 (HánFēizǐ), and numerous others