() — Confucian; scholarly (bound form, used in compounds)

Definition

儒 is a bound form meaning 'Confucian' — it only appears in compounds like 儒家, 儒学, and is not used as a standalone word.

bound form
Confucianscholarly (bound form, used in compounds)

Examples

  • rú Jiā wén huà duì zhōng guó yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
    Confucian culture has a great influence on China.
  • Tā yán jiū rú xué yǐ jīng hěn duō nián le.
    He has been studying Confucianism for many years.
  • rú Jiā sī xiǎng zài dōng yà gè guó dōu yǒu shēn yuǎn yǐng xiǎng.
    Confucian thought has a profound influence in East Asian countries.

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