孔院 kǒngyuàn Confucius Institute Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 孔 kǒng abbreviation of 孔子 kǒngzǐ Confucius Confucius (551-479 BC), a Chinese thinker, social philosopher, and educator who founded the Confucian school of thought. Also known as 孔夫子 kǒngfūzǐ or 孔丘 kǒngqiū.院 yuàn noun abbreviation of 学院 學院 xuéyuàn college an independent institution of higher learning, academy, or institute