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Zengzi
Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius (505–435 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zeng Shen (505–435 BC), better known as Zengzi (Master Zeng), courtesy name Ziyu (子輿), was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius.[1] He later taught Zisi (Kong Ji), the grandson of Confucius, who was in turn the teacher of Mencius, thus beginning a line of transmitters of orthodox Confucian traditions.[1] He is revered as one of the Four Sages of Confucianism.[2]
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![]() As depicted in Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old (至聖先賢半身像), housed in the National Palace Museum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 曾子 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Zēngzǐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Master Zēng" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 曾參 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 曾参 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Zēng Shēn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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