◎ 诸子 zhūzǐ
[the exponents of the various schools of thought during the period from pre-Qin times to the early years of the Han Dynasty;or their works] 先秦时期各个学派的代表人物或他们的著作
诸子及经史。——明· 顾炎武《复庵记》
泛称古代的学术思想家。《汉书．卷三○．艺文志》：「战国从衡，真伪分争，诸子之言纷然殽乱。」
总称古代学术家所著的书籍。《汉书》艺文志载有一百八十九家，今通称诸子百家者，举其成数而言。
职官名。周置，掌公卿大夫世子业务。见《周礼．夏官．诸子》。
众儿。《宋史．卷三一六．吴奎传》：「没之日，家无余资，诸子至无屋以居，当时称之。」
诸君。唐．李华〈与外孙崔氏二孩书〉：「今者诸子日出高眠，争览盘器。」
英语 various sages, refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others