九流

1. • the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家 rújiā, Daoists 道家 dàojiā, Yin and Yang 阴阳家 yīnyángjiā, Legalists 法家 fǎjiā, Logicians 名家 míngjiā, Mohists 墨家 mòjiā, Diplomats 纵横家 zònghéngjiā, Miscellaneous 杂家 zájiā, and Agriculturalists 农家 nóngjiā

Character by character

• 九(jiǔ)nine
• 流(liú)flow