九流 Chinese English dictionary 九流 translate 九流 pinyin

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九流

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
九流 jiǔliú	九流 \| 九流* \| *九流	the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 陰陽家｜阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 縱橫家｜纵横家, Miscellaneous 雜家｜杂家, and Agriculturalists 農家｜农家

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
九	九 \| 九* \| *九	2画乙乚 + 1	jiǔ	nine	gau2	4001.7 KN


流	流 \| 流* \| *流	10画水氵氺 + 6	liú	flow, circulate, drift; class	lau4	3411.3 EYIU

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
九流 jiǔliú	九流 \| 九流* \| *九流	the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 陰陽家｜阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 縱橫家｜纵横家, Miscellaneous 雜家｜杂家, and Agriculturalists 農家｜农家


九 jiǔ	九 \| 九* \| *九	nine / 9


流　liú	流 \| 流* \| *流	to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade