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朱熹

Mandarin · pinyin Zhū Xī

Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子 Zhū zǐ, Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism

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朱: zhū · cinnabar, vermilion; surname
熹: xī · dim light, glimmer; warm, bright

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