Taxonomy of meanings for 哲:　　

  • 哲 zhé (OC: krled MC: ʈɯiɛt) 陟列切 入 廣韻：【同哲 】
  • 哲 zhé (OC: krled MC: ʈɯiɛt) 陟列切 入 廣韻：【智也陟列切五 】
    • WISE
      • v[adN]nonreferentialperson of learning; learning
      • vadNwise
      • vibe wise
  • 哲 zhé (OC: krled MC: ʈɯiɛt) 陟列切 入 廣韻：【喆古文 】
  • 哲 zhé (OC: krled MC: ʈɯiɛt) 陟列切 入 廣韻：【同哲 】 SEHNAL DOWN TO HERE.***********************************************************************

    Additional information about 哲

    說文解字: 【哲】，知也。从口、折聲。 【陟列切】 【悊】，哲或从心。 【嚞】，古文哲从三吉。 〔小徐本作「 【嚞】，古文哲從三吉。 【悊】，哲或從心。」〕

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    • GENTLEMAN

      1. The current general term for a person of a certain social standing is shì 士 and this word often connotes specifically a certain level of education, particularly literacy. See INTELLECTUAL. <div>2. Jūn zǐ 君子 can focus either on nobility of birth and social status. See also　under GOOD the meaning "man of excellent character".　</div><div>This is one of those terms have neutral descriptive uses versus abstract idealised uses. The list of such concepts is long: 王"king/true king =王者", 君子"gentleman/true gentleman"，道"behaviour/ideal behaviour"，禮 "custom/ideal ritual"，德“feature/ideal feature,virtue" </div>3. Rú 儒 (opp. 墨 "Mohist"), literally "weakling", typically referred Late Warring States times to classicists, often from broadly Confucian circles. 4. Xián 賢 (ant. 不肖 "person of inferior worth and talent") adds to the notion of an intellectual of some education that of special talent, and sometimes also of moral worth. See TALENT. 5. Zhé 哲 emphasises advanced intellectual talents. 6. Jiā 家 focusses on basic professionalism or expertise, but the term is rare in pre-Han times. 7. Shēng 生 simply refers to literates.