k'ung futzu

1. 1.

   Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)

   SynonymsConfuciusKongfuzeKong the Master

   Broaderphilosopher

Questions about k'ung futzu

What does k'ung futzu mean?

k'ung futzu means "Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)".

What is another word for k'ung futzu?

Close synonyms include Confucius, Kongfuze, Kong the Master. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is k'ung futzu a common word?

k'ung futzu is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.