儒家

儒家 rújiā

Confucian school, founded by Confucius (551-479 BC) and Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC)^†

儒家 in a sentence HSK 6 rujia

What 儒家 means

Confucian school, founded by Confucius (551-479 BC) and Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 儒家, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

儒家 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

儒

rú

Confucianism (scholar)

家

jiā

Family (home - domestic)

Words that share a character with 儒家

How to write 儒家

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儒家 in a sentence

儒家思想影响了中国两千多年。

Rújiā sīxiǎng yǐngxiǎng le Zhōngguó liǎngqiān duō nián.

Confucian thought has influenced China for over two thousand years.

他专门研究儒家经典。

Tā zhuānmén yánjiū rújiā jīngdiǎn.

He specialises in the Confucian classics.

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Questions about 儒家

What does 儒家 mean in English?

儒家 is pronounced rújiā and means Confucian school, founded by Confucius (551-479 BC) and Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC) †.

How do you pronounce 儒家?

儒家 is rújiā in pinyin — written rujia without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 儒家?

儒家 is written with 2 characters: 儒 (rú) Confucianism (scholar), 家 (jiā) Family (home - domestic). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 儒家 an HSK word?

Yes — 儒家 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

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