xué

technical
formal

Meaning of 理学

理学 means neo-Confucian philosophy of the Song and Ming dynasties; rational idealism. Pronounced lǐ xué.

  • neo-Confucian philosophy of the Song and Ming dynasties; rational idealism

Definitions & Examples

Sòng
Míng
xué
duì
Zhōng
guó
chuán
tǒng
wén
huà
yǐng
xiǎng
shēn
yuǎn
 

Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism had a profound influence on traditional Chinese culture.

Zhū
shì
Sòng
dài
xué
de
chéng
zhě
 

Zhu Xi was the great synthesizer of Song dynasty Neo-Confucianism.

xué
xiǎng
qiáng
diào
 
zhì
zhī
 
 

Neo-Confucian thought emphasizes the 'investigation of things to extend knowledge'.

Measure Words

/ pài
Primary
/ zhǒng
/ mén