格物

gé wù

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Definitions

  1. 1. to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[lǐ xué]
  2. 2. word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

Words Containing 格物

格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī

to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end

Child Words of 格物

格
gé

square

物
wù

thing