Chinese Word: 儒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

儒HSK 6

Pinyin: rú

English Definition: scholar; Confucian

Chinese Definition:
①指读书人：儒生。腐儒。通儒(指博识多闻的大学者)。儒林(儒者之林，旧指学术界)。儒雅(读书人所具有的温文尔雅的风貌)。
②中国春秋战国时代以孔子、孟子为代表的一个学派：儒家。儒教(即“孔教”)。儒士。儒术。儒学。
③古同“懦”，懦弱。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:需 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 需 [ xū ] to need, to require; must

Similar Characters: 懦濡

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儒家HSK 6	rú jiā	Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
儒学	rú xué	Confucianism
儒雅	rú yǎ	scholarly; refined; cultured; courteous
儒教	rú jiào	Confucianism
侏儒	zhū rú	dwarf; pygmy; small person; midget

1		rú jiā 儒家 sī xiǎng 思想 shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 chuán tǒng 传统 wén huà 文化 de 的 zhǔ gàn 主干。 B:Confucianism is the backbone of Chinese culture.
2		tā 她 jué de 觉得 rú jiā 儒家 sī xiǎng 思想 qiáng diào 强调 de 的 yuē shù 约束 hé 和 zì lǜ 自律 duì 对 rén 人 de 的 pǐn dé 品德 yǒu 有 jí dà 极大 de 的 bāng zhù 帮助。 She believes that the Confucian emphasis on restraint and self-discipline is of great help to people's moral character.