Junzi

E257327

Confucian concept ethical ideal moral exemplar philosophical concept

Junzi is a central Confucian ideal of the morally exemplary "gentleman" or noble person who embodies virtue, righteousness, and proper conduct.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Junzi canonical	1
junzi	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Confucian concept ⓘ ethical ideal ⓘ moral exemplar ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ
associatedWith	benevolence ⓘ filial piety ⓘ humility ⓘ loyalty ⓘ moral integrity ⓘ ritual propriety ⓘ self-discipline ⓘ sense of shame ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ trustworthiness ⓘ
centralTo	Confucian ethics ⓘ Confucian moral education ⓘ
contrastedWith	xiaoren ⓘ
describedAs	gentleman ⓘ morally exemplary person ⓘ noble person ⓘ
embodies	li ⓘ proper conduct ⓘ ren ⓘ righteousness ⓘ virtue ⓘ xin ⓘ yi ⓘ zhi ⓘ
emphasizedBy	Confucius ⓘ
evaluatedBy	conduct ⓘ motivation ⓘ
evolvedMeaning	morally superior person ⓘ
goalOf	Confucian learning ⓘ self-cultivation ⓘ
hasOriginIn	Confucianism ⓘ ancient Chinese philosophy ⓘ
influenced	East Asian ethical ideals ⓘ traditional Chinese views of leadership ⓘ
language	Classical Chinese ⓘ
literalMeaning	lord’s son ⓘ
mentionedIn	Analects ⓘ
moralFocus	inner virtue over external status ⓘ
requires	acting in accordance with li ⓘ acting in accordance with yi ⓘ learning and reflection ⓘ lifelong self-improvement ⓘ
roleIn	ideal rulership ⓘ model behavior in society ⓘ

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Confucius → notableIdea → Junzi ⓘ

Analects → centralConcept → Junzi ⓘ

this entity surface form: junzi