ㄓㄨzhūˇ

  1. 古代學術思想家漢書·○·藝文志》:戰國從衡真偽分爭諸子紛然殽亂。」

  2. 總稱古代學術書籍漢書藝文志通稱諸子百家成數

  3. 職官周置卿大夫世子業務周禮·夏官·諸子》。

  4. 宋史··》:諸子當時。」

  5. 諸君·外孫〉:諸子日出。」

various sages, refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others