金陵八家 jīnlíngbājiā Eight Masters of Nanjing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 金陵 jīnlíng Jinling An old name for the city of 南京 nánjīng; used in literature and history to refer to the former capital.八 bā numeral eight eight; 8家 jiā noun school of thought philosophical or academic school of thought