Chinese Character for "Scholar" or "Confucianism"

February 1, 2017 · updated February 15, 2022

Chinese character for scholar, learned man, Confucianism, Confucianist. Words-Chinese.com

There are several Chinese characters that can be translated as "scholar," but the "ru" character refers especially to the scholar Confucius, and by extension to Confucianism in general. Confucianism is also known as "Ruism."