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Confucius

noun

  1. Kǔng Qiū, 551? b.c.–478? b.c.,

    Chinese philosopher and teacher.

/ kənˈfjuːʃəs /

noun

  1. Confucius551 bc479 bcMChinesePHILOSOPHY: philosopherEDUCATION: teacher of ethics

    Chinese name Kong Zi or K'ung Fu-tse. 551–479

    bc

    , Chinese philosopher and teacher of ethics (see Confucianism ). His doctrines were compiled after his death under the title The Analects of Confucius

  1. A Chinese philosopher

    of the sixth century

    b.c.

    ; the founder of Confucianism

    . His teachings have come down to us as a collection of short sayings.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Confucius1

First recorded in

1770–80;

Latinization of Chinese Kǔng Fūzǐ “Master Kung” (birth name Kǔng Qiū ) by European Jesuits in China in the 17th century

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Example Sentences

China has slowly expanded its soft power by opening its first Confucius Institute in the country and providing a grant to build a railway.

The sprawling complex reportedly includes a Confucius Institute, workshops, exhibitions, offices, residential space and a hotel.

Joan of Arc is an angsty Goth, and Confucius is sweet and a little dim, with a fondness for social media.

By October, nearly all Confucius Institutes, a Beijing-backed Chinese language and culture program, had closed on American university campuses.

Concerns about the influence of foreign money in academia for years have focused on China and its Confucius Institutes, but that was before widespread anti-Israel protests broke out on college campuses following the Oct.