孔子学院 kǒngzǐxuéyuàn Confucius Institute Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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.学院 學院 xuéyuàn noun college an independent institution of higher learning, academy, or institute