Appears in 2 chapters of the Analects, 1 taughtKong Wenzi 孔文子

Courtesy names, other names

Zhongshu Yu; Kong Yu

Who

Grandee of Wei

Relation to Confucius

Mentioned or in dialogue in the text; see this chapter

Source

The text of each chapter; identity follows Zhu Xi's commentary (Sibu beiyao edition of the Collected Commentaries on the Four Books)

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Chapters in the Analects

1. 5.14Why was Kong Wenzi called “wen”?

   子貢問曰：孔文子何以謂之文也？子曰：敏而好學，不恥下問，是以謂之文也。

2. 14.20The Master spoke of Duke Ling of Wei's lack of the Waynot yet taught

   子言衛靈公之無道也，康子曰：夫如是，奚而不喪？孔子曰：仲叔圉治賓客，祝鮀治宗廟，王孫賈治軍旅。夫如是，奚其喪？

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