孔子廟堂碑 kǒngzǐmiàotángbēi Confucius Temple Stele 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.庙堂 廟堂 miàotáng temple A place of worship for deities, buddhas, or sages; an ancestral hall.碑 bēi noun stele upright stone tablet or monument, usually carved with text or patterns to mark a location or commemorate a person or event