孔子

Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]

surname Kong

hole / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for cave dwellings

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)

Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)

Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture

The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects / abbr. to 家語|家语[Jia1 yu3]