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Confucius 孔子

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The Origins of Confucius

Tashu is the Chinese or Mandarin way of saying Confucius, right? Yes. Kong here actually suggests the family of Confucius. It's not exactly his family name since we know that Confucius lived more than 2000 years ago. So for later generations, you would also see people like monks, mencius, or suen, the author of the art of war.

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