格物

gé wù

Dictionary entry

to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2]

What does 格物 mean?

格物 (gé wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2]

2word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

Character breakdown

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格gēused in 格登[ge1 deng1] · used in 格格[ge1 ge1]物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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格物

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