法家

fǎjiā
  1. (philosophy) Legalism
  2. Legalism

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Homographs

法家 Fǎjiā
  1. the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475–221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.)
  2. a Legalist

Entry Composition

=1 法 fǎ variant of 法 fǎ
=1 法 Fǎ
  1. France
  2. French
  3. abbr. for 法国 Fǎguó
  4. Taiwan pr. Fà
=1 法 fǎ
  1. law
  2. method
  3. way
  4. to emulate
  5. (Buddhism) dharma
  6. (abbr. for 法家 Fǎjiā) the Legalists
  7. (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉 fǎlā)
=1 法 fǎ
  1. old variant of 法 fǎ
  2. law
=2 家 jiā used in 家伙 jiāhuo and 家俱 jiājù
=2 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個
=2 家 jie only used in 大家 (dàgū)