Associations to the word «Confucius»
Noun
- Confucianism
- Disciple
- Jen
- Lu
- Hui
- Sheng
- Kung
- Yen
- Sage
- Ren
- Tao
- Buddha
- Socrates
- Shu
- Bce
- Ran
- Propriety
- Chung
- Wen
- Piety
- Disco
- Classics
- Ming
- Fu
- Philosopher
- Thinker
- Cheng
- Han
- Wei
- Annal
- Plato
- Sung
- Chu
- Veneration
- Descendant
- Ci
- Tung
- Dynasty
- Ju
- Teaching
- Benevolence
- Mao
- Lin
- Chi
- Neo
- Yi
- Virtue
- Classic
- Chinese
- Rite
- Humanism
- Buddhism
- Morality
- Righteousness
- Tablet
- Chow
- Ji
- Yin
- Cult
- Nanjing
- Ruler
- Eng
- Proverb
- Ode
- Birthplace
- Li
- Kong
- Temple
- Empathy
- Follower
- Kang
- Wang
- China
- Wu
- Yang
- Jesuit
- Reverence
- Taipei
- Humanist
- Doctrine
- Maxim
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONFUCIUS, proper noun. Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 BCE – 479 BCE.
CONFUCIUS, proper noun. (very rare) A male given name.
Dictionary definition
CONFUCIUS, noun. Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC).
Wise words
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