| 理学家 |
lǐ xué jiā |
scholar of the rationalist school of Neo-Confucianism 理学 |
| 理 |
lǐ |
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up |
| 理学 |
Lǐ xué |
School of Principle / Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程颢, Cheng Yi 程颐 and Zhu Xi 朱熹) |
| 理学 |
lǐ xué |
science |
| 学 |
xué |
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology |
| 家 |
jiā |
used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 家 |
jiā |
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:个 |