格物

gé wù

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 格物

• 格物致知 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 格 gé: square
• 物 物 wù: thing