孔子 (kǒng zǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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孔子
孔子
(kǒng zǐ): Confucius (proper n.) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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孔 • kǒng • hole • HSK 2.0 L6
HSK 6
kǒng
孔
hole
子 • zǐ • child, offspring, seed, small thing • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zǐ
子
child, offspring, seed, small thing
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 孔子.
Words with
孔
面孔
miàn kǒng
face
孔雀
kǒng què
peacock
弹孔
dàn kǒng
bullet hole
毛孔
máo kǒng
pore (of skin)
气孔
qì kǒng
stoma, pore, air hole
瞳孔
tóng kǒng
pupil (of the eye)
穿孔
chuān kǒng
to perforate, puncture
脸孔
liǎn kǒng
face, facial expression
Words with
子
儿子
ér zi
son
杯子
bēi zi
cup; glass; mug
桌子
zhuō zi
table
椅子
yǐ zi
chair
妻子
qī zi
wife
孩子
hái zi
child; children
本子
běn zi
book
个子
gè zi
height; stature
4.
Example Sentences with 孔子
kǒng
孔
zǐ
子
shì
是
zhōng
中
guó
国
gǔ
古
dài
代
wěi
伟
dà
大
de
的
sī
思
xiǎng
想
jiā
家
hé
和
jiào
教
yù
育
jiā
家
。
Confucius was a great thinker and educator in ancient China.
kǒng
孔
zǐ
子
chuàng
创
lì
立
le
了
rú
儒
jiā
家
xué
学
pài
kǒng
孔
zǐ
子
jiào
教
dǎo
导
xué
学
shēng
生
yào
要
qín
勤
xué
派
，
yǐng
影
xiǎng
响
le
了
zhōng
中
guó
国
jǐ
几
qiān
千
nián
年
。
Confucius founded the Confucian school, which influenced China for thousands of years.
学
hǎo
好
wèn
问
，
tā
他
de
的
sī
思
xiǎng
想
yǐng
影
xiǎng
响
shēn
深
yuǎn
远
。
Confucius taught his students to be diligent and inquisitive, and his thoughts have had a profound influence.
