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kǒng zǐ

koushi

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孔子 is how to write the name of the great sage, known in the West as Confucius.

His real name is Kongzi (The name Confucius is a westernized version of his name - his family name is Kong, and “zi” was added as a title of distinction).

He lived some 2500 years ago in Qufu, a town in modern-day Shandong Province of Northern China (about 6 hours south of Beijing by bus). He was a consort to Emperors, and after his death, the impact of his philosophies still served to advise emperors, officials, and common people for generations.

Also during these thousands of years, the Kong family remained powerful in China, and the Kong estate was much like the Vatican in Rome. The Kong estate existed as if on sovereign ground with its own small garrison of guards and the privileges of a kingdom within an empire.

This was true up until the time the Kong family had to flee to Taiwan in 1949 when the Red Army took victory over the Nationalists during the Revolution. The home of Confucius was later razed and all statues were defaced or stolen during the Cultural Revolution. Finally, after years of smearing his name and image, it is once again okay to celebrate the teachings of Confucius in mainland China.

Known as Khổng Tử in Vietnamese.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
孔子 see styles	kǒng zǐ kong3 zi3 k`ung tzu kung tzu yoshiko よしこ	More info & calligraphy: Confucius Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3] (person) Confucius; (female given name) Yoshiko Confucius
孔子廟 see styles	koushibyou / koshibyo こうしびょう	孔子廟 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kōshibyō
季孔子 see styles	kikuko きくこ	季孔子 Custom Scroll (female given name) Kikuko
尉孔子 see styles	ikuko いくこ	尉孔子 Custom Scroll (female given name) Ikuko
孔子公園 see styles	koushikouen / koshikoen こうしこうえん	孔子公園 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kōshi Park
孔子学院 see styles	koushigakuin / koshigakuin こうしがくいん	孔子学院 Custom Scroll (org) Confucius Institute; (o) Confucius Institute
孔子學院孔子学院 see styles	kǒng zǐ xué yuàn kong3 zi3 xue2 yuan4 k`ung tzu hsüeh yüan kung tzu hsüeh yüan	孔子學院 Custom Scroll Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture See: 孔子学院
孔子家語孔子家语 see styles	kǒng zǐ jiā yǔ kong3 zi3 jia1 yu3 k`ung tzu chia yü kung tzu chia yü koushikego / koshikego こうしけご	孔子家語 Custom Scroll The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects; abbr. to 家語\|家语[Jia1 yu3] (work) The School Sayings of Confucius; Family Sayings of Confucius; Kongzi Jiayu; (wk) The School Sayings of Confucius; Family Sayings of Confucius; Kongzi Jiayu
孔子の倒れ see styles	kujinotaore くじのたおれ	孔子の倒れ Custom Scroll (expression) (proverb) even Homer nods
聖賢孔子鳥圣贤孔子鸟 see styles	shèng xián kǒng zǐ niǎo sheng4 xian2 kong3 zi3 niao3 sheng hsien k`ung tzu niao sheng hsien kung tzu niao	聖賢孔子鳥 Custom Scroll Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Confucius	孔子	koushi / koshi	kǒng zǐ / kong3 zi3 / kong zi / kongzi	k`ung tzu / kungtzu / kung tzu